by Marcia Mount Shoop
Psalm 139:1-6,13-18
“The revolution was seeded in our purpose—in our form.
Pain is a messenger
Pain is a way to create right relationship
Pain tells us our boundaries
Tell us when our bodies need to stretch and grow
and when our bodies have been violated, harmed
pain is the teacher
the litmus paper
pain is the barometer
the thermometer
the odometer
of what the speed of trust feels like.
The story of you, of us
is that we’re made for compassion.
Dominance is delusion
A fear tactic, a way to hold on
to a partial vision,
An astigmatism of humanity
that narrows our gaze
that closes the gates of our hearts
and our parts that simply need to be loved.
That just want to be known
that just want to belong.”
Watch the full GCPC service on 1/14/24 here
(Scripture and sermon begin at 37:25)