Poetry to be read

Now I will try something ambitious – I have in the past written some poetry.
Here is a poem to be read after you have read the story of Jesus meeting the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35). It is really meant for performance:

Road to Emmaus

Walk ‘n talk
Walk ‘n shout
Walk ‘n share
Walk ‘n why?

Walk ‘n hear
Walk ‘n listen
Walk on fire
Walk invite

Sit ‘n wait
Sit ‘n serve
Sit ‘n eat
Sit ‘n know

Go!

Foundation Course – Weekend Prayer Retreat

Went on this weekend at the Methodist conference centre at Muswell Hill. Great time and a real sense of togetherness with my fellow students. This was a guided retreat working on exploring different ways of praying with a focus on understanding our calling. Morfa Jones and Mark Wakelin were good leaders and some exciting stuff happened. Yet further confirmation – this time about leading the sharing of the Eucharist. I also had a strong call to “cry” with people. Crying may be actual or symbolic but this came strongly through the “taste of salt”. It all sounds a bit strange but the exercise we did really focussed on tasting salt and this was followed by me tasting some of my own tears when I was praying with other people in need.
The weekend reinforced my view that spending time on retreat (or similar) should be a regular part of my future life.

Bible in the City

We had a couple of very focussed sessions which helped to guide the structure of the work needed for the current assignment. I was able to produce an outline that seemed acceptable. The key was Leonie Sandercocks book Cosmopolis II. The radically different way of looking at City planning and development presents an opportunity to compare to Wakefield, Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. I should be able to cover the broader themes of city development and see how the churches can play a part. The model was favourably received – nice colours! The work is quite novel and exciting!