March 24, 2006
thinking about my sermon for sunday
It is a shame that using U2 in a sermon may be cliche.
Still, it works for me. One of the lectionary text for the week is the John 3:16 passage. How many football games have I gone to where someone is holding up a sign. I can't preach on how that may not communicate anymore. That was my sermon a few weeks ago: What seems obvious to the faithful may simply be meaningless popularly.Grace, she takes the blame
She covers the shame
Removes the stain
It could be her nameGrace...
It's a name for a girl
It's also a thought that, changed the world
And when she walks on the street
You can hear the strings
Grace finds goodness in everythingGrace, she's got the walk
Not on a ramp or on chalk
She's got the time to talk
She travels outside of karma, karma
She travels outside... of karmaWhen she goes to work, you can hear the strings
Grace finds beauty in everythingGrace...
She carries a world on her hips
No champagne flute for her lips
No twirls or skips between her fingertips
She carries a pearl in perfect conditionWhat once was hurt
What once was friction
What left a mark
No longer stings...
Because Grace makes beauty
Out of ugly thingsGrace finds beauty in everything
This Sunday I am thinking more about grace. What if grace were a person. What would she be like? I have been thinking of dancers.
Wisdom is personified in the feminine. Perhaps personifying grace would be helpful in understanding her.
grace, wisdom, feminine, lectionary
Posted by tripp at March 24, 2006 05:39 AM