February 15, 2004

thin spaces

It was the baptism of Kelli today. She is a young woman, an unchurched atheist, until about 6 months ago. She has a strong environmental heart and it has been a joy to see her grow and unfurl over the last months. She was presented with a bone carving of a koru - a Maori symbol of new life and growth.

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She was baptised at the beach. The new minister of Graceway, Mark Barnard, talked about the Celtic notion of thin spaces, where the gap between heaven and earth is no more. The sun shone and the waves lapped. Some fish even jumped. Various Graceway kids could not resist the lure of the water. It was indeed a thin space.

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Comments

What a wonderful image - "thin spaces" - navigable spaces - places of encounter - transcendence - thin spaces where God is encountered

Posted by: Paul at February 17, 2004 08:05 AM

beautiful...

Posted by: scotty at February 18, 2004 11:07 AM

I love that Celtic insight of thin spaces!

It is encouraging to hear of baptisms/people coming to Christ in a post evangelical environ. Sounds like it was a beautiful experience.

Posted by: Rich at February 18, 2004 05:08 PM

...I remembered my own baptism when I read about this.It was a great feeling (more than great actually).

Posted by: Dee at February 20, 2004 02:50 PM

I like it. Baptism is a neat place to met God. The commitment to a new beginning.

Thanks also for your comment on my blog re: Sacred Spaces.

Posted by: Jeff at February 23, 2004 02:45 PM