Shall We Dance?
Well that fateful day came as we gathered in the Church of the Good Shepherd, all 94 of us, to meet and greet the new Priest & Rector and his family, and to worship our Lord and Saviour.
"Shall We Dance" was the title of the sermon this morning related to the Gospel; Matthew 11:16ff where Christ marks the lack of spirit from the Jewish leadership with the analogy of children playing the flute and no one danced. As change is ever present, and as I am new, it was fitting to elaborate on this theme found in the Gospel but also in the screenplay "The King and I." The King was worried about "dance" and it was a change, a dramatic change, from the security of his culture. The same was true of the religious in Jesus' time and so 2000 years later we continue to be tentative about the so called "dance."
Here I am receiving a much needed lozenge from a faithful choir member before I began to sing the Good News a' la the King and I. Yes I sang "Shall We Dance... boom boom boom... "
It was a great day and filled with blessed parishioners, wonderful food and the presence of the Holy Spirit. God's glory has been seen over the history of this parish in the ministries of all the people and clergy, and it will continue in my leadership and those to come after. Christ is our cornerstone, he is the Lord. To put it in context he is the Lord of the dance and we shall let him lead as he has done from the day of our creation. Let us trust in Christ Jesus.
"Shall We Dance" was the title of the sermon this morning related to the Gospel; Matthew 11:16ff where Christ marks the lack of spirit from the Jewish leadership with the analogy of children playing the flute and no one danced. As change is ever present, and as I am new, it was fitting to elaborate on this theme found in the Gospel but also in the screenplay "The King and I." The King was worried about "dance" and it was a change, a dramatic change, from the security of his culture. The same was true of the religious in Jesus' time and so 2000 years later we continue to be tentative about the so called "dance."
Here I am receiving a much needed lozenge from a faithful choir member before I began to sing the Good News a' la the King and I. Yes I sang "Shall We Dance... boom boom boom... "
It was a great day and filled with blessed parishioners, wonderful food and the presence of the Holy Spirit. God's glory has been seen over the history of this parish in the ministries of all the people and clergy, and it will continue in my leadership and those to come after. Christ is our cornerstone, he is the Lord. To put it in context he is the Lord of the dance and we shall let him lead as he has done from the day of our creation. Let us trust in Christ Jesus.
3 Comments:
Hello Douglas,
We're very glad to hear that your first service was a success! You look at home on the altar. We wish we could have been there. We do miss your services! Congradulations on a job well done, again! You've made us all proud! God Bless you and your family!
Thank you both, Roxanne and David, for all your love and care. Remember it continues... just a bit too far to get to services :-)
Douglas,
So happy to hear all went well. You were certainly in our prayers on Sunday as well as all in the parish of WWPA. Love to Sherry and all the family.
The Hayes'
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