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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Worship music is such an interesting part of worship. “What Child is This” was set to the music for “Greensleeves,” which was a song about a prostitute. For many years churches
refused to allow organ music, considering it profane. Now organ music is standard, but drums are still controversial in some congregations. In my church, we have a very traditional Rite I Eucharist at 8 am, a blended (mostly traditional) Service at 9 am, and
a contemporary Service at 11 am. The 8 am Service is small (about 100 people); the 9 am and 11 am each draw about 1,000 people on a normal Sunday. On Christmas and Easter we add a Service to accommodate the “Chreasters” who only come on those special days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I must admit that unconventional worship music was one of the powerful draws for me in the Spirit Movement—my heart leapt and danced and I was entranced. Then somewhere along
the way, in mainstream worship Services, I began to feel that contemporary “Praise Music” was sort of “over the top” and emotionally manipulative, or, as a Baptist friend put it, “spirit candy.” I had to be wooed back to it over time (<i>2 Samuel</i> helped
as I realized that David himself was “over the top” in worship and dancing). Now one of my favorite contemporary hymns is by the group Hillsong: “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcnfT4arZtI">I Surrender</a>” (it lifts my heart to renewed commitment
every time I hear it).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In terms of musical grandeur that seems inconsistent with the NT lifestyle and “more appropriate to royalty than to us,” as you put it, I don’t really have any difficulty with
that—it seems only natural that we would offer the best of the artistry available to us for worship, the best of our creativity for the Creator.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#080808">Susan<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Papyrus">And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought . Isaiah 58:11</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Papyrus"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">NOTE: I won’t be offended if you ask me to remove you from my emails.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>John Epps via OE<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 17, 2017 5:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Thomas Morrison <2tjmorrison@gmail.com>; Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oe List ...] Easter Reflections<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Easter Reflection #2:</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I’ve never heard anything like it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The ordinary mode of beginning the Sunday worship service at Montview Presbyterian Church is the sound of chimes after which the congregation is invited to quietly make the transition
from getting there to being there. This Sunday, being Easter, the sanctuary was overflowing with people enthusiastically greeting each other with churchy cordiality and requests from the front to move closer together in the pews to accommodate more people.
I was sitting quietly waiting for the chimes, hoping to be able to hear them over the din, and looking forward to a few moments of silence to absorb the beauty of the surroundings.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Suddenly from the choir loft came a deafening crash of cymbals followed by a brass and organ fanfare that filled the gothic architecture with ear-splitting wonder that lasted a
full 5 minutes. After the final grand chord, the congregation was speechless. The impact was powerful and profound, setting the tone for something grand about to happen. For me, if nothing else occurred during the service, the Easter wonder had happened.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The piece was Grand Choeur Dialogue by Eugene Gigout; you can find it at:
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rufxt80iVA0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rufxt80iVA0</a><span style="color:#006621">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">But that was only the first musical treat. The brass and organ and choir continued their gift of awe-producing sounds during the hymns, anthem, and offertory anthem.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZtIRp3Vglw"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZtIRp3Vglw</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006621">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">By the time we left, I was done in, having experienced something of a resurrection.<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006621">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Since then,<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span>I’ve been wrestling with the thought that such grandeur was not at all like the lifestyle portrayed in the New Testament. Though it clearly portrays the significance of the Easter event for Christians, the music and setting seemed more appropriate to
royalty than to us. Recent Public TV shows featuring Henry VIII picture a setting in which this type of music would have been right at home. Maybe the point is that awe happens in the midst of the ordinary as surprises sometime break through that are not of
our doing. If, as I have contended elsewhere, surprises are where we are confronted by Mystery, that certainly happened at the Denver Montview Presbyterian Church (a former Galaxy church once co-pastored by Ken Barley) on Easter Sunday, 2017.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Thomas Morrison via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We in the USA generally define reality as having four dimensions: length, width, height and time.<br>
It is a choice we have made, and is nicely measureable with our existing instruments and chosen senses.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As far as our senses go, there are others beyond the usual USA list.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I bump into this as a psychiatric therapist from time to time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Again, I choose to pay attention to the experiences or not, depending on how important it is to the client (or me--grin).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Easter to you as well! I was wondering how you would describe the dimension you speak of? I happen to agree with you, but I use the term Void, which is the eternal, existing along side the time/space experience. The Other World in
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<p class="MsoNormal">Grace & Peace,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Isn’t your hip out of socket yet, James? All that wrestling with the Archangel…</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Surrender and rejoice, friend. The Resurrection is real, not a metaphor.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Papyrus">And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought . Isaiah 58:11</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Protect against email address harvesting:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span class="m-1371382113531302430m3969685334754093060apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">OE
[<a href="mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net</span></a>]<span class="m-1371382113531302430m3969685334754093060apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="m-1371382113531302430m3969685334754093060apple-converted-space"> </span></b>James
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<b>Sent:</b><span class="m-1371382113531302430m3969685334754093060apple-converted-space"> </span>Sunday, April 16, 2017 12:24 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b><span class="m-1371382113531302430m3969685334754093060apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Oe List ...] Easter Reflections</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for the reflections and the reminiscences. I must admit I am wrestling some this week and still at Easter morn. We get netflix dvds sent to us and last night, as we paused from getting ready for the potluck we are hosting, we
watched the dvd we got in the mail. Martin Scorceses SILENCE, about Jesuit priests on mission in Japan in the 1600's. Lots of persecutions, apostasy as well.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All this for the metaphor of death and rebirth? Hmmmm. I read over the christ lecture transcribed in Bending History as well as the bits of the gospels. Deepened the wrestling. All complicated by a 10 year old grandson who has decided
to be baptized today. Have to stop here and go hide easter eggs . . .<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I vividly remember Easter mornings in the OKC RH with Bill & Marianna Bailey. First of all, Bill Bailey's resonating wake-up accompanied by the gong. Barb Garrison & I played the Hallelujah Chorus on the baby
grand. Breakfast included a huge slab of salmon. Oh my goodness -- If life had caused you to need some patching up, the best prescription would be 4 years in the OKC RH with Bill & Marianna. Thank you for those experiences, Marianna!<br>
All the best,<br>
Nancy Trask<br>
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walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about”</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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of the Easter story for us is difficult since times and world-views have<br>
changed. We find it difficult even to grasp what it meant for those who first<br>
told it, much less for us. Yet we are compelled to try by Paul’s admonition,<br>
“If Christ is not raised, then our faith is in vain.” (I Cor. 15:14)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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recognized: this is a tale of a bodily resurrection, not a “spiritual” one. The<br>
risen one takes pains to force people to touch his wounds and so dispel the<br>
notion of an ectoplasmic appearance. Whatever the implications, they are<br>
physical, this worldly. The second factor is that stories of dying and rising<br>
gods (or superheroes) were widespread throughout the Ancient Near East and<br>
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and corporate levels. A word about each: Lately I have “died” when the classes<br>
I have taught for 15 years were cancelled; I was “raised” when the University<br>
called on me for 3 new classes. The slow and painful death of a dear aunt was<br>
followed by a celebration honoring her life that brought back the wonder of her<br>
artistry and love. These may seem trivial examples but dramatize the dynamics<br>
in the story: Death/Resurrection happens to us all.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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long been a metaphor for the return of plant life in the Spring, at least in<br>
the Northern hemisphere. And certainly, the emergence of leaves on barren<br>
trees, of green in brown fields, and flowers from “dead” plants seem quite<br>
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and dying dynamic seems much more obvious that does resurrection. Many of our<br>
hopes and dreams died with the November election. The horrors and complexity of<br>
the Middle East conflicts and the appearance of global warming both represent a<br>
death to life as we have known it. What resurrection will look like remains to<br>
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environmental protection certainly mark an awakening to the need for change,<br>
but are faint heralds of a resurrected life. Numerous conferences aimed at<br>
achieving some sort of resolution of Middle East conflicts so far remain<br>
fruitless. As the story goes, it’s God who does the raising, not us. And when<br>
it occurs, it’s far beyond our expectations. As I have said elsewhere, “Humankind has unimaginable<br>
capacities to screw things up; yet Mystery generates unaccountable wonders out<br>
of our messes.” (</span><em><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hobo Std",sans-serif">Theology of Surprise</span></u></b></em><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Hobo Std",sans-serif">,<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hobo Std",sans-serif">p. 39</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Hobo Std",sans-serif">) Our current situation brings to<br>
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It was entitled “It feels like Friday, but Sunday is A-Coming!”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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