2004 Communion Service

Attended by members from both Langley and North Vancouver campus, this last communion service was truly inspirational and allowed for all to have close fellowship with God and each other. We'll offer you the powerful words located at each "station", that encouraged prayer, contemplation and introspection.

Letting Go

Take some slow deep breaths and relax.

Begin to let go of the tensions in your body.

Feel the pressure and busyness slipping away.

As you draw breath think of how your body is using oxygen.

It is being carried to every part of your body. Feel the life it brings.

As you exhale, you breathe out carbon dioxide which you don't need. Trees and plants take this in.

They then produce oxygen which sustains you. You are an integral part of God's mysterious and wonderful creation.

In front of you is a pile of stones and a pool of water.

Take a stone from the pile.

Imagine that all your concerns and worries are held in the stone.

Hold the stone tightly and name the concerns and worries in your mind.

Hold the stone over the pool of water.

In your own time let it go.

Watch your concerns and worries fall.

Imagine them falling into God's lap.

How does it feel to release them?

Hurts

The world is broken in many ways - our relationships with others, God, the planet and ourselves.

What hurtful things have been said to you?

What hurtful things have been done to you?

If you were to write a word or draw a symbol to describe this, what would it be?

You might like to draw it now.

What hurtful things have you said?

What hurtful things have you done?

If you were to write a word or draw a symbol to describe them, what would it be?

You might like to draw it now.

Look at your symbols.

Do you want to take them with you?

Or do you want to let them go?

"If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just and will purify us from all unrighteousness."

Jesus said if you let go of the hurtful things people do to you, God will also let go of the hurtful things you do. This is forgiveness.

Think carefully.

Are you willing to "let go"?

If you are, then throw the symbols in the bin.

Let go of them as God lets go of the hurtful things you do.

You are loved.

You are free.

You are forgiven.

Others

Reflect on the web of relationships within which you live.

Who are the other people with whom your life is connected?

One of the oldest ways of praying we know is lighting a candle.

Light a candle and pray for one of more of the people.

Give thanks for them.

Hold them in prayer before God.

Holy Space

This is holy space.

God is here - you are welcome.

This is your space to be with God.

And God's space to be with you.

Make yourself at home.

Be yourself.

Be real.

There is no rush.

Let God love you.

Let God know you.

Let God heal you.

Let God speak to you.

Receive from God.

Commune with God.

Feed on God.

Pouring Out

(we then proceeded to wash our partner's feet at this last station)

… He now showed them the full extent of his love.

The evening meal was being served. He got up. He poured water into a basin… and began to wash.

Worshipping Through Music

(we ended a wonderful evening by singing worship songs together)

Thank you Jesus.