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libellés ecumenical prayer cycle prayer knock knock a poem sermon by faautu talapusi monday 25th october 2010 morning worship reflection written and preached by faautu talapusi who is the world council of churches executive for youth this morning i really regretted not having prepared to do an audioboo this was a very performed poem with a couple of knocks on the pulpit every time she said knock knock the readings were psalm 121 and luke 11 5 13 for this morning s reflection i would like to share with you a short poem i wrote or rather a stream of consciousness i hope it expresses my personal reflections and simple thoughts on today s readings knock knock knock knock the times i am facing are rough the times i am facing times are tough knock knock knock knock my future is bleak my future is grim knock knock knock knock they tell me be strong hang on don t give up don t lose hope empty words empty words knock knock knock knock arrrrrrrrrrgh cut it out who s there can t you see it s all about me go away come back in better days knock knock please it is i the friend in need the weary visitor knock knock please i am hungry in need of food knock knock please i am cold in need of warmth knock knock beaten down in need of comfort knock knock abused in need of hope knock knock please it is i the friend in need the weary visitor knock knock be strong the lord is your keeper your shade at your right hand have confidence in god knock knock hang on he will keep you from all evil he will keep your life god is forever present and with you knock knock don t give up your help comes from the lord his grace and guidance accompanies you knock knock don t lose hope god s love is ever persistent and unconditional for me knock knock knock knock god s love is ever persistent and unconditional for the friend in need knock knock knock knock god s love is ever persistent and unconditional for you and me knock knock knock knock copyright c faautu talapusi wcc publié par jane à 11 11 2 commentaires libellés psalm 121 sermon jeudi 21 octobre 2010 order of service praying for pakistan india and srilanka morning worship ecumenical centre geneva october 18 2010 this order of service was prepared by deenabhandu manchala rebuilding lives rekindling hopes invocation sung in sinhala repeat line by line after the leader namo namo mavumkarun we worship you creator namo namo midumkarun we worship you redeemer namo namo sudath n gurun we worship you holy spirit namo namo tiyek n murun we worship you triune god vandagena bathi pem pamen we kneel in love and devotion devinduta passasum deemen to praise and thank god devi saranaya dan path n men to seek refuge and karamuwa arayum samen god s presence among us praise and thanksgiving god be praised at all times our adoration we proclaim we seek god s presence and discover holy ground everywhere we long for god s guidance and find the spirit in each other we know that god is good god s goodness is our refuge and our hope in the vastness of your purposes o god we celebrate the risky smallness of our part in the holiness of your touch we celebrate the fragile fingerprints of human hands in the greatness of your salvation we celebrate the fumbling of our ideas in the light and knowledge of all you are and all you do we wait we wonder and we rejoice in the stillness and the moment we build a bridge of adoration in the glory of our diversity we forge a bond of hospitality in the work we do this day we weave with god s splendid tapestry amen hymn bless and keep us lord in your love united in thuma mina 195 readings ii timothy 3 14 4 4 read in sinhalese but as for you continue in what you have learned and firmly believed knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in christ jesus all scripture is inspired by god and is useful for teaching for reproof for correction and for training in righteousness so that everyone who belongs to god may be proficient equipped for every good work in the presence of god and of christ jesus who is to judge the living and the dead and in view of his appearing and his kingdom i solemnly urge you proclaim the message be persistent whether the time is favourable or unfavourable convince rebuke and encourage with the utmost patience in teaching for the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths reflection by shanta premawardhana prayers gracious god as we come together in thanksgiving and prayer before you we pray for the sub continent we pray for sri lanka a nation that has bled for several decades and continues to bleed which we come to know through the pain and agony of millions of silenced and displaced people whose lives are constantly threatened abused and destroyed we pray for pakistan which is facing fragmentation at multiple levels and which seems to have become a home for terrorism even as millions of its people suffer from hunger and malnutrition we pray for the nearly 400 million hungry people in india that we often hear about as a rising economic power grant peace and life to the people of these nations and to all us khuda ya rahem kar to be sung after each prayer no 45 thuma mina compassionate god we live in a world that is constantly under the spell of something tragic and shocking which distracts our attention and response quickly from one to the other we remember today the forgotten victims of the tragic natural disasters that have resulted in the deaths of hundreds and thousands of people of the floods in pakistan and india we pray for the vulnerable the rural and urban poor the destitute children and the aged grant help strength and hope that they may see the light of your salvation khuda ya rahem kar loving god who wants us to reciprocate your love for us by loving one another we thank you for giving us the capacity to celebrate our differences we recognise amidst us the causes and forces of division hatred suspicion and selfishness that operate through the phenomena of religious fundamentalism political manoeuvrings and economic injustice grant wisdom to the people of these nations and everywhere that they may realise that in your love and wisdom you have made us all the way we are khuda ya rahem kar merciful god we remember millions of hungry homeless and malnourished people of these nations and everywhere even as their governments strive hard for place in the world market have mercy on these millions today rekindle love and justice in the hearts of people grant wisdom to the leaders to realise that their fulfillment is possible only in their ability to protect the vulnerable and not in making the powerful invulnerable khuda ya rahem kar god of life we pray for the churches and christian communities in these countries which exist and seek to witness as fragmented minority communities often in extremely hostile situations we thank you for their courage and commitment we also pray that you inspire them to seek unity among themselves and with all people of goodwill with people of other faiths and with people s initiatives for peace justice human rights environmental protection so that the world may believe that you have ordained life life for all in love and human togetherness amen hymn help us accept each other in thuma mina 224 benediction in the light of the resurrection despair is always premature god has a project in today s events in paths we have not known god leads turning gloom into hope may the triune god accompany us in this journey of hope today and the days to come amen publié par jane à 13 35 0 commentaires libellés ecumenical prayer cycle liturgy pakistan of peach blossom and much besides a sermon by shanta premawardhana inspired by themes of inter religious dialogue ii timothy 3 14 4 4 it is not often that i will recommend a book from the pulpit but i am going to do so today without the buddha i could not be a christian by paul knitter is not just a book with a provocative title but it s a profoundly reflective spiritual journey of a highly respected theologian and teacher knitter a former jesuit and now paul tillich professor of theology at union theological seminary in new york is a long time supporter of our work in interreligious dialogue at the wcc in fact he played a leading role at a buddhist christian dialogue on engaging structural greed that was jointly sponsored by wcc and lwf in chiang mai this august the reason i bring this to your attention is that the fundamental premise of the book how buddhism helps to bridge the gap between context and revelation my words is i believe a critical question for our reflection in the ecumenical community and is the theme for my reflection today i have been wrestling with god like jacob which is our other lectionary reading today with an issue that has been fundamental to my faith formation growing up baptist in buddhist sri lanka it is the same issue paul knitter addresses and before that another asian theologian c s song helped me articulate the connection between context and revelation let me begin with the story of how a chinese zen monk shou hsun reached his enlightenment shou hsun began to study zen under fo chien a zen master he went to tai ping and resided with the master but was at a loss how to take hold of zen one day he put a seal on his bedding and made his vow if i do not attain the experience of zen in this life this bedding will never be spread to rest my body in so he sat in meditation during the day and he passed the night standing up seven weeks went by one day fo chien gave a sermon saying a world of multiplicities is all stamped with the one this opened the eye of shou hsun fo chien said what a pity this lustrous gem has been carried away by this lunatic and said to shou hsun since i once saw a peach blossom i have never again cherished a doubt you are all right as far as you go but you have not really penetrated now tell me where is this unpenetrated spot and shou hsun replied i most appreciate your grandmotherly kindness that of course is a typical zen story if i have to explain it to you you have not reached the point of satori or enlightenment you have not penetrated the stubborn spot but since most of us are in that place let me say a couple of things in explanation for shou hsun the world of multiplicities was hidden behind an unpenetrated spot the realities that can be seen only by the enlightened ones were covered by the spot all the solutions to his questions issues concerns and problems were there so as unenlightened ones do he made a vow not to sleep or eat and to remain immobile until he penetrated the unpenetrated spot until his spiritual exercises transformed him how we all struggle to get through the unpenetrated spot we may pray without ceasing some may fast others like shou hsun may deprive themselves of sleep and nothing seems to work but then suddenly their eye catches the sight of a peach in full bloom a common place sight an ordinary phenomenon of nature and something clicks the unpenetrated spot is penetrated the world of multiplicities is opened the mind is enlightened the mystery is disclosed and context and revelation are linked up that s my buddhist context it does not expect revelation to come from somewhere out there way beyond the clouds and the stars god s words booming through in charlton heston s voice no revelation can be found in the most ordinary mundane even human things of life even a peach blossom this is not just another cute story from an exotic place had this been a zen meditation class you all will be seated on the floor in meditation trying to break through this mystery like shou hsun and i will be going round with a cane ready to whack you if you were not taking this seriously well you should thank god this is not a zen meditation class but nevertheless i believe this is critical to our ecumenical journey here s why our ecumenical theology is still stuck in an old paradigm let me illustrate it this way the prominent sri lankan ecumenist d t niles once confronted karl barth having heard barth say that there is no divine revelation in hinduism niles asked if barth had ever met or made friends with a hindu to which barth replied that he had not met one in his life if you have never met a hindu in your life asked niles how can you say that there is no revelation in hinduism a priori said barth there is no need to ask we know this already from christian scripture and to drive the point home here s another you all know that foundational to our work on interreligious dialogue is the 1938 international missionary conference held at tambaram its preparatory text the christian message in a non christian world was written by the dutch theologian hendrik kraemer revelation became a serious point of the assembly s discussion kraemer framed the question this way from the standpoint of the christian revelation what answer can be given to the question does god and if so how and where does god reveal himself in the religious life as present in non christian religions how do we go about answering this question asks diana eck in her presentation at the 50th anniversary celebration of tambaram in 1988 if we want to know what god has been doing in the religious life of muslims or what god has revealed of god s self to hindus it would seem imperative to ask a muslim or a hindu what have you discovered what have you seen or what has been shown to you what is your struggle in other words engage muslims and hindus in a theological conversation about the content of revelation but she points out despite having lived for years in indonesia among muslims kraemer does not engage muslims in this way when he talks about islam the voices of muslims do not enter in his method for answering the question does and if so how and where does god reveal himself to muslims is to consult christian revelation christian scripture and christian theology now you will of course say these are old stories surely the ecumenical community has progressed from these early attitudes yes we have but many perhaps most of our churches are still stuck in the old paradigm our churches are still worried about contextual theology theology coming from the ground up which challenges top down theology syncretism which challenges the somehow pure christian tradition and the perception of a loss of mission which is a threat to christian illusions of hegemony this is why i chose this text to read today i have been wrestling with god with this text given to me by my baptist formation to instill in me the idea that all scripture is divinely inspired and inerrant it is revealed and therefore not to be questioned this works with barthian and kraemerian theologies but it does not fit with the sri lankan buddhist context it is...