Greetings! 

 

The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Cearley

Lead Pastor of Congregational Life

 
Dear Friends,

The Psalmist speaks of the meditation of the heart. Our hearts are continually invited to meditate on the many gifts of God in the beauty of the earth, the warmth of human community and the work of God's Spirit within us.   

 

This week I invite you to focus your meditation of heart on the new mosaic artwork in the Westminster Commons. We'd love to hear what speaks to you from this beautiful mosaic and what meditation of the heart comes to you as you look upon it.   

 

Ian, Tilman and I brought forward our meditations about our faith and that of the Montview community when we began working with the artist on design. Kathy Thaden, the artist, brought her meditation of heart and hand in creating the piece. Now that it is complete, we want to come full circle and ask you to consider the piece and share your thoughts, impressions and meditation of heart. A journal will be placed on the shelf below the mosaic, if you'd like to write about what you see in the piece.

 

Or, reply to this e-mail with your thoughts and we'll make them available to all who are interested in sharing these meditations of heart. Tell us what symbols you see in the piece, what it says to you, what meaning you find as you consider it.

 

We hope that the piece draws you in as you are drawn into the Montview community of faith. Though it is not the same as seeing it in person, we've included a photograph here in case you are not able to get to church. We look forward to your meditation and reflection

 

mosaic

With blessings, 

Cindy  

 

The Rev. Ian Gregory Cummins
Lead Pastor of Spiritual Life

 

Hi Everyone,

 

The Lectio Divina for this week is:


"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer."  

Psalm 19:14

 

Well it's not even 1:00 pm here in the office and I've blown this one at least twice - speaking unkindly of someone once and feeling superior to someone a little later. Think back on your own day and see how well you've done by the standard of what would be "acceptable to God". You might even try using this as a kind of mantra this week. You could memorize it and then quietly repeat it to yourself while driving, doing the dishes, etc. It may never be something we can do without fail, but if you're like me, there is certainly some room for improvement.

 

Grace and goodness,

 

Ian    


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