Holy Week Reflections

Our family and a few others from HXUCA have been attending the nightly prayer meetings this Holy Week.

On Mon night, Beth refused to join us, opting to sit outside and read. Dear Yvonne A took her in to her art class, and Beth happily worked on a canvas with Yvonne's help, painting the Good Friday scene. Jordanne sat with us and contented herself with flipping through her Children's Illustrated Bible, which impressed everyone.

On Tue night, Beth decided to bring along art supplies for herself and Jordanne, so they both joined us, sitting at our feet drawing.

But Pastor Paul had something else in mind.

On the table were several rolls of crepe: fuschia (I know this isn't fuschia, but for some reason, Blogger doesn't have more colour options!), green, cyan, purple, red, yellow.

We were asked to take hold of one roll at a time, hold on to one end, toss the roll to someone else, and pray. The idea was that eventually everyone would be holding on to a bit of each colour.

And that's what happened.

Such a simple, creative, powerful exercise, it intrigued my girls and got their attention.

Joined together in a rainbow of colours that represent our diversity and uniqueness, we are also intertwined and interconnected as God's family, God's representatives and as members of the community in Wyndham.

This is a prayer from last night's service:

We acknowledge Lord the reality of differences in our community.
We recognise that cultures are diverse, creeds are speaking of God in different ways and colours sometimes divide rather than unite.
But you are the God and Father of all people.
We are bound together as children of your creative love.
Use us to demonstrate the power of Jesus Christ.
He loved everyone, even those who rejected him.
Shape us in these days of preparation for his death by the abiding grace of his living and dying.
Amen.