What Would It Mean?
What emotion(s) do you feel after this introduction?
Chose one (or more) of the “what would it mean” questions and write your response:
- What would it mean if we decided that now is the time, not simply to tweak our musical styles or language … but rather, to launch a liturgical renaissance, perhaps even revolution?
- What would it mean to align our liturgy around an anti-racism vision for justice, joy, and peace for all people, empowered by the Spirit of God?
- What would it mean to align our liturgy around an ecological vision for a regenerative relationships with the earth, so we stop plundering her resources and pumping her full of toxins?
- What would it mean to align our liturgy around a peace-making vision, building in our people the attitudes and skills that make for peace?
- What would it mean, in other words, to align our liturgy around Jesus’ message of the kingdom or reign or commonwealth of God?