Category: Youth Ministry
Thursday Examen
Here is the Examen I used this morning. Links lead to video or text.
Opening Music to Ponder . . .
“On the Turning Away”
Pink Floyd, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, (1987)
On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won’t understand
“Don’t accept that what’s happening
It’s just a case of others’ suffering
Or you’ll find that you’re joining in
The turning away”
It’s a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting it’s shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that we’re all alone
In the dream of the proud
On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
Mesmerized as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It’s not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there’ll be
No more turning away?
Reflecting – spend some time letting images, faces, and relationships wash around your mind’s eye as you ponder the questions.
For what moments am I most grateful this week?
For what moments am I least grateful this week?
When did I give and receive the most love this week?
When did I give and receive the least love this week?
When did I feel most alive this week?
When did I feel life draining out of me this week?
When have I had the greatest sense of belonging to myself, to others, and to God?
Closing Music to Ponder . . .
“Down to the River”
Allison Kraus, O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Thursday Morning Liturgy
I’m beginning Thursday Examen again, publicly, over on Google+ and will use these lyrics from “On the Turning Away,” by Pink Floyd as the liturgy for 30 good minutes of meditation. Examen begins at 10:30 am (ct).
On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won’t understand
“Don’t accept that what’s happening
It’s just a case of others’ suffering
Or you’ll find that you’re joining in
The turning away”
It’s a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting it’s shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that we’re all alone
In the dream of the proud
On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
Mesmerized as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It’s not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there’ll be
No more turning away?
from A Momentary Lapse of Reason
1987