conjectural navel gazing; jesus in lint form

gitali 66 and liturgical thoughts

O Pilot,
this time if You have reached the shore,
leave the helm
and take me by the hand.

For a moment
seat me at Your side on Your forest grass.

My nights have passed
rolling with the waves.

O Helmsman,
if my home is not far away,
if that's my homeward flute
playing a morning tune,
O for the last time play in my heart
in a tune of tears
Your flute of the way
under the wayside tree.

Some of my SWTS friends may be a little disappointed by the ordination service. I hope not, but disillusionment does that to a person. I keep hearing things like "I can't wait to see what a Baptist ordination service is like!" This is a generous curiosity and I appreciate it. I just wonder if they realize that here is no one/prescribed/traditional way for an ordination to happen.

I get to put the service together. That is a tradition.
There will be laying on of hands and a charge to the Ordinand.
Someone has to preach.

That is about it. I will have communion. No one at the meeting last night has seen communion at an ordination service. One person asked if there would then be no communion at the morning service (first Sunday of the month!) since we were having it that night. Um...communion offered twice in one day may challenge some Baptists at NSBC. So, communion is atypical...maybe.

The Prayers of the People will be from the BCP. This is not unusual. The last guy North Shore ordained used the BCP almost exclusively. I am hoping that a strong SWTS presense will give this some appropriate energy.

In any case, I think it shall be a fun service. I am looking forward to it. I am hoping for a good party afterward at the reception. A good day. Heh.

Posted by tripp at October 20, 2004 06:31 AM