a bit of a marathon the last 48 hours for the holy week chapel service at college. i decided to black out the chapel again - 2 long rolls of black plastic and 1 1/2 hours later i wondered why i did it..... (next time I'll just preach a sermon...)
the theme was "hoping in darkness", using passages about "light" from the Gospel of John, poetry by Australians Les Murray and Kevin Hart,a range of recorded music and a new song performed live by our own Andrew Dutney about loss. I shamelessly recycled some artefacts from "The Landscape of Desire".
Gathering
There are times when the story of our lives
takes an unexpected turn
A new chapter that throws us off-balance
a turn of events that leaves us stumbling
bewildered, frightened, and speechless
a shocking, unexpected loss
a close relationship shattered
a bitter reality revealed
an undeserved fall from grace
A time when all our beliefs
are called into question
when friendships turn fickle
when every choice feels like a dead-end
when truth itself is played like a chess piece
There are times when the story of our lives
pauses at a blank page
and there seems nothing to write
nowhere to go next
no-one to tell
and no-one who cares
We all know times like these
we all carry their memory in our hearts
