January 2016: iii
part 1
gather – womb like room (ambient music playing as people gather - see below for grace womb playlist)
home – song from other side of screen chris
prayer – jonny:
God who made all things and is beyond our imagining
thank you for the gift of life
the gift of today
the gift of this space
Jesus Christ who came into our world to be with us
thank you for your healing presence
your life
your friendship
Spirit of God who animates us with the resurrection life of God
breathe on us
be in our midst
animate our worship
We’re here
You’re here
May that be enough
though we see dimly
though we know in part
though you are a mystery
we long for you
we look for you
we wait for you
Amen
iii – intro to theme with reading about babies in womb - chris
muted sounds track by chris – listening/longing
i hope – chris and harry
invite people to write something they hope for for the year and speak out loud at end of track (and then to take with them for part 2)
[interval – get a glass of wine or drink on way through to other side of space in café - nibbles on table]
part 2
dawn treader reading – harry
iii – explanation re part 2 and intro to balance chris
balance (track featuring line about peaks and troughs) – harry and chris
sine wave exercise:
on table cloths was drawn a sine wave and people were invited to place a night light on the sine wave for where they were in relation to a peak or trough and descending or ascending and discuss round tables. they were then encouraged to see the sine wave in reverse and pick a moment that reflected the opposite. lit night lights to offer lives to god for the year ahead
sweet sound song – chris
i hope i know – chris and harry
rework of track from first half but now with the i know section inviting people at the end to read out their hopes but this time as ‘i know...'
Prayer - jonny
improvised prayer for year ahead
how far grace will go – chris and harry