Divine Fingerprints
Luke 4:14-21
January 31, 2010
Rev. Nancy Pfaltzgraf
I love a good mystery. I love the process of unraveling the clues and discovering "who-done-it". Perhaps that's one of the reasons that I enjoy watching CSI and CSI-
So I was instantly captivated at the workshop Tom and I attended earlier this month when our presenter, Rev. Dr. Rob Voyle, began talking about "spiritual fingerprints". In a book Rob co-authored with his wife Kim the concept is described this way:
Today's sermon consists of several readings and reflections with time in between for prayer and meditation:
Invitation to Worship
One: Please join me in our responsive invitation to worship. Please note that there are some parts for just the women, some for the men and some for all of us together. There's a season for everything under the sun,
All: a time to do and a time to be done,
One: a time to laugh,
All: a time to cry,
One: a time to live
All: and a time to die.
MEN: A time for dying and a time for rebirth.
WOMEN: A time for spirit and a time for earth.
MEN: A time for laughter, a time for tears.
WOMEN: A time for courage and a time for fear.
MEN: A time to cling and a time to release.
WOMEN: A time for war and a time for peace.
MEN: A time to talk and a time to be still.
WOMEN: A time to care and a time to kill.
MEN: A time to keep. A time to lose.
WOMEN: A time to be told. A time to choose.
MEN: A time to tear down. A time to rebuild.
WOMEN: A time to be empty. A time to be filled.
MEN: A time to welcome and to send away.
WOMEN: A time to complain and a time to pray.
MEN: A time to share and a time to save.
WOMEN: A time to break rules. A time to behave.
MEN: A time to free and a time to bind.
WOMEN: A time to search and a time to find.
MEN: A time to plant and a time to uproot.
WOMEN: A time to be barren. A time to bear fruit.
MEN: A time of plenty.
WOMEN: A time of need.
MEN: A time to follow.
WOMEN: A time to lead.
MEN: A time to give.
WOMEN: A time to take.
MEN: A time to bend.
WOMEN: A time to break.
MEN: A time to hurt.
WOMEN: A time to heal.
MEN: A time for secrets.
WOMEN: A time to reveal.
MEN: A time to let go.
WOMEN: A time to hold.
MEN: A time to be young.
WOMEN: A time to grow old.
MEN: A time rip open.
WOMEN: A time to mend.
MEN: A time to begin.
WOMEN: A time to end.
One: There's a season for everything under the sun,
All: a time to do and a time to be done,
One: a time to laugh,
All: a time to cry,
One: a time to live
All: and a time to die.
