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Our September worship gathering fell the day before the Autumnal Equinox. To mark this seasonal threshold, we explored how balancing between seasons invites us to reflect on paradoxes. The BTS Center website has some Earthbound Practices, one of which is called “Pocketful of Paradox.” It reminds us that we are both made of dust and fearfully and wonderfully made. We can hold these two truths at once, and they are what it means to be human. Creation and seasonal shifts also remind us that we are not caught in dualities. A day is made up not of either day or night, but of both day's light and night’s darkness, and various gradations in between. And, as we mark the Autumn equinox here, others in the southern hemisphere are celebrating the Spring equinox. Our reality isn’t the only reality. And, while many of us may prefer long days over long nights, the truth is our bodies and many of our more than human neighbours benefit from the dark as much as we do the light. "Opposites" are encoded into the cycles of creation, and it invites us to contemplate the aspects of endings, beginnings, balance and paradox. The ability to work within polarities, hold the tension of opposites, reflect on paradoxes and navigate transitions and endings are the invitations of the Autumn Equinox. Take time this month to wander and wonder around these questions: What (who) draws your attention as you wander? Do you notice anything exhibiting balance, tension, or holding paradox? What does it want you to know? We closed by reading these words from Richard Wagamese, from the book Embers. What's needed are eyes that focus with the soul. What's needed are spirits open to everything. What's needed are the belief that wonder is the glue of the universe and the desire to seek more of it. Be filled with wonder.
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May the blessings of water,
refreshing and renewing, be yours. May the blessings of wind, inspiring and empowering, be yours. May the blessings of fire, igniting and illuminating, be yours. May the blessings of earth, grounding and engaging, be yours. May the blessings of our loving Creator, liberating Christ, and enlivening Spirit, be ours as we seek peace with Creation. Amen. |
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