Tuesday, November 23, 2004

worship treat

I was quite pleased with this.

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It took about 20 minutes to make;
Two boxes;
Seal a red light in the top box.
Cut a cross in the top of the bottom box.
And so the red light shines through the cross and falls on the communion elements.
As you reach in for communion, the light of the cross falls on you.

The idea was sparked by thinking about Moses and the burning bush. The fascinating thing is that the bush is not burnt. So the text carries that sense of God + nature rather than God denying nature.

God does not burn us up, but in love and warmth reveals who we really are. So as you reach for communion, let the love and warmth of God reveal who you really are.

Posted by steve at 11:13 AM

6 Comments

  1. Very nice…thanks for sharing this idea.

    Comment by john — November 23, 2004 @ 12:45 pm

  2. Perhaps, as an installation, it should be titled “Red Light Communion” [winking].

    Comment by Paul Fromont — November 23, 2004 @ 2:22 pm

  3. cheers Paul, thanks for helping the tone of this blog 🙂 and keeping p**n spammers at bay:)

    I also wondered about calling it “alt.host”, as it reminded me of the Catholic place where they store the host. So there is nothing new under the sun!

    Comment by steve — November 23, 2004 @ 3:51 pm

  4. Your creativity never ceases to amaze me! This is wonderful.

    Comment by Michelle — November 23, 2004 @ 7:28 pm

  5. that’s fab! I’m definitely nicking that one.

    Comment by maggi — November 23, 2004 @ 9:21 pm

  6. that a really lovely idea, Steve. It reminds me of a light installation I saw earlier in the year.
    I’d love to know how it went for folks.

    Comment by Ant — November 26, 2004 @ 8:21 am

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