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Episode 27: Christ in All Things

Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. Today's episode features a prayer from Celtic prophet and Scottish clergyman George MacLeod. He modeled this prayer after the familiar Prayer of St. Patrick in which Christ is sought in all things. More information on George MacLeod can be found in Sacred Earth Sacred Soul by John Philip Newell. May these words by kind companions along your journey. 
 
 
“Christ above us, Christ beneath us,
Christ beside us, Christ within us.
 
Invisible we see you, Christ above us.
With earthly eyes we see above us clouds or sunshine,
                grey or bright.
But with the eye of faith, we know you…
                instinct in the sun ray,
                speaking in the storm,
                warming and moving all creation, Christ above us.
 
Invisible we see you, Christ beneath us.
With earthly eyes we see beneath us stones and dust
                and dross…
But with the eye of faith, we know you uphold.
In you all things consist and hang together:
                The very atom is light energy,
                the grass vibrant,
                the rocks pulsate.
All is in flux; turn but a stone and an angel moves.
Underneath are the everlasting arms.
Unknowable we know you, Christ beneath us.
 
Inapprehensible we know you, Christ beside us.
With earthly eyes we see men and women, exuberant or dull,
                tall or small.
But with the eye of faith, we know you dwell in each.
You are imprisoned in…the dope fiend and the drunk,
dark in the dungeon, but you are there.
You are released, resplendent, in the loving mother,
…the passionate bride,
and in every sacrificial soul.
Inapprehensible we know you, Christ beside us.
 
Intangible, we touch you, Christ within us.
With earthly eyes we see ourselves, dust of the dust, earth of
                the earth.
But with the eye of faith, we know ourselves all girt about of
                eternal stuff,
                                our minds capable or divinity,
                                our bodies groaning, waiting for the revealing ,
                                our souls redeemed, renewed.
Intangible we touch you, Christ within us.
 
Christ above us, beneath us, beside us, within us, what need
                have we for temples made with hands?”
                                                         -George MacLeod The Whole Earth Shall Cry Glory: Iona Prayers
 
A prayer by George MacLeod from his book The Whole Earth Shall Cry Glory: Iona Prayers
Sacred Earth Sacred Soul by John Phillip Newell
Music is The Way by Asher Lee from Uppbeat 
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Episode 26: Psalm 115

Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. Today's episode will be the last new episode for now and will feature Psalm 115 from Nan Merrill's Psalms for Praying: An Invitation to Wholeness. May these words be kind companions along your journey. Thank you for joining me!
Psalm 115 from Nan Merrill's Psalms for Praying: An Invitation to Wholeness
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Episode 25: New Wine

Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. Today's episode will feature New Wine from the books of Matthew, Mark and Luke from the Contemporary English Version. May these words be kind companions along your journey.
Matthew 9:14-17 CEV
Mark 2:18-22 CEV
Luke 5: 33-39 CEV
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Episode 24: Jesus Heals a Man

Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. Today's episode will feature Jesus Heals a Man from the books of Matthew, Mark and Luke from the Contemporary English Version. May these words be kind companions along your journey. Wherever you are we can be here together, finding our way, all the while being held by Love. 
Matthew 8:1-4 CEV
Mark 1:40-45 CEV
Luke 5:12-16 CEV
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Episode 23: The Lost Sheep

Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. Today's episode will feature The Lost Sheep from the books of Matthew and Luke from the Contemporary English Version. May these words be kind companions along your journey. Wherever you are we can be here together, finding our way, all the while being held by Love. 
Matthew 18:10-14 CEV
Luke 15:1-7 CEV
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Episode 22: The Calling of Matthew

Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. Today's episode will feature The Calling of Matthew from the books of Matthew, Mark and Luke from the Contemporary English Version. May these words be kind companions along your journey. Wherever you are we can be here together, finding our way, all the while being held by Love. 
Matthew 9:9 -13 CEV
Mark 2:13-17 CEV
Luke 5:27-32 CEV
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Episode 21: The Most Important Commandment

Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. Today's episode will feature The Most Important Commandment from Matthew 22:34-40, Mark 12:28-24 and Luke 10:25-37 from the Contemporary English Version. May these words be kind companions along your journey. Wherever you are we can be here together, finding our way, all the while being held by Love. 
Matthew 22:24-40 CEV
Mark 12:28-24 CEV
Luke 10:25-37 CEV
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Episode 20: The Peace of Wild Things

Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. Today's episode will feature the poem The Peace of Wild Things by Wendall Berry. May these words be kind companions along your journey. Wherever you are we can be here together, finding our way, all the while being held by Love. 
 
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendall Berry
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Episode 19: Psalm 18:28-36

Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God right where we are. Today's episode will feature Psalm 18:28-36 from the Christian Standard Bible, verses 29-37 from The Book of Common Prayer and a portion of Psalm 18 from Nan Merrill's Psalms for Praying. This is another passage that Sumer has learned with her family and is a prayer that is often times said together before bed. Today's episode will include returning guests Delaney and Reece. May these words be kind companions along your journey. Wherever you are we can be here together, finding our way, all the while being held by Love. 
Psalm 18:28-36 from the Christian Standard Bible, Psalm 18:29 - 37 from the Book of Common Prayer
Nan Merrill's Psalms for Praying: An Invitation to Wholeness
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Episode 18: The Christ Hymn

Join Sumer as she creates a space for us to be present with ourselves and with God as she reads Philippians 2:5-11. May these words be kind companions along your journey. Wherever you are we can be here together, finding our way, all the while being held by Love. 
 
Philippians 2:5-11 from the Christian Standard Bible, Good News Translation and The Message
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