Heart of Compassion International
Faith Community
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Word Wisdom Communion Celebration
Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 1 pm,
EST
Creating Wisdom Space
Barbara Billey,
priestess
Call
to Prayer
W1:
Come. Come into this place which we make wisdom
space by our presence. Where the
ordinary is made sacred, the human is celebrated, the compassionate is
expected. Together we create a holy womb
with our every act of celebration.
(Please mute)
Embodied Prayer led by Barbara Billey
Opening
Song
Blessed Be (Chant) by Shawna Carol
All is growing and expanding
Blessed be the Light has come.
And a love that's everlasting
Blessed be the Light has come.
Blessed be.
Burning
Bowl Ceremony led by Jen Harvey
Sharing
Word and Wisdom
W2: A Reading from
the Gospel of Mary Magdalene (Mary 9:29)
"I will receive rest in silence," said Mary
Magdalene.
The Inspired Word of Mary. We the people say, Amen!
Psalm
Song
Silent
Heart, Holy Heart - lyrics by Joanna Novosedlik (adapted by Barbara Billey)
Silent heart, holy heart
Inner Light, inner spark
Holding gently our hopes and our fears
Opening space for our joys and our tears
We are listening now. We are listening now.
Holy One, Wisdom Divine
Live within this womb of mine
Shining ever Your loving Light
Radiant in the darkest night
We are listening now. We are listening now.
W3: A Reading from the Gospel of Luke(Luke
2:16-21)
15-18 As the angel choir withdrew, the shepherd persons talked it over.
“Let’s get over to Bethlehem as fast as we can and see for ourselves what God
has revealed to us.” They left, running, and found Mary and Joseph, and the
baby lying in the manger. Seeing was believing. They told everyone they met
what the angels had said about this child. All who heard the shepherd persons were
impressed.
19-20 Mary kept all these things to herself, holding them dear, deep
within herself. The shepherd persons returned and let loose, glorifying and
praising God for everything they had heard and seen. It turned out exactly the
way they’d been told!
21 When
the eighth day arrived, the day of circumcision, the child was named Jesus, the
name given by the angel before he was conceived.
The Inspired Word of Luke. We the people say, Amen!
Community
Wisdom Sharing:
Homily
reflection followed by sharing of communal wisdom: On what and/or on whom are you
pondering?
W4: At
this time, I invite you to share your reflections on today’s Word. I ask that
we do this in a spirit of prayer, and that we share what is in our hearts with
a witnessing presence and without cross-talk.
At the end of each person's sharing, I invite you to receive their
intimate God in-dwelling truth by placing our hands together and bowing or any
other gesture of appreciation, which might include silence.
Our
Faith
W5: In what and in whom do we believe? (All share)
Spontaneous Prayer - For Whom and for what will we pray?
Response: Lumen
Christi, Opening Doors to Mystery
The Prayer of Jesus
Abwoon d'bwashmaya/Aramaic Jesus Prayer
Offertory
Song
At
This Table by Idina Menzel
Liturgy
of the Eucharist
Consecrating
the Gifts of Mother Earth
W1: Sacred Mystery, Source of Wisdom, You birth all of
creation from Your life-giving womb. We come as co-birthers to be impregnated
by the gifts of Mother Earth and to remember Jesus the midwife of empowerment
and compassion.
W2: Wisdom Jesus, before You died You
gathered Your friends, as we gather today, to bless and to share bread and drink.
W3: As Your friends, we long to receive You
and to be Your Presence for the wholeness of ourselves and all creation.
W4: We extend our hands over the bread and
cup. Send forth Your Spirit Sophia upon us and through Her action, make this
bread and drink Your Presence.
W5: Loving Creator, intensify the presence
of Your Spirit upon these gifts of earth and created by the loving hands of
Your people +, as they and we, become one with You in Wisdom Jesus, Our Risen
Christ.
Memorial
Meal: Do This in Memory of Me (We
raise our bread)
W1: Wisdom Jesus, You asked us to pray the
words that You shared with Your companions during that last blessing meal.
W2: Therefore, in communion with many
Christian communities over the centuries and since that night, we pray.
W3: Wisdom Jesus,
You took bread and spoke a blessing. You broke the bread and offered it to Your
friends (We break bread). You said:
Take and eat. This is my Presence with You.
(Place bread on plate. We raise
our plate, and then lower to table followed by a bow.)
(All
raise cup)
W4: Then, Wisdom Jesus, You took the cup of
wine, blessed it and offered the cup to Your friends.
W5: You said: Take and
drink. This is the cup of new life given and shared with you. Do this in memory
of Me.
(We raise our cup higher, and then lower to table followed by a bow)
Sharing
Communion
W1: We are one Body of Christ,
worthy to receive You and blessed to be healed by You. May we become what we
eat and drink, the presence of You, Jesus Christ and the covenant of all our hopes.
We all say: Amen. (We all
eat and drink)
Post
Communion Song
Make
Sacred Space (Chant) by Shawna Carol
Make
sacred space, and be reminded of who you are.
You
are spirit and body.
Sacred
space.
Wish
of Peace and Final Blessing
W2: With one hand on our
hearts, we extend our other hand as we bless one another in Your peace, Jesus,
and in the peace of all our ancestors in the Communion of Saints.
W3: May we embody Your Spirit of Wisdom,
especially where there is injustice.
W4: When our personal and
communal commitments and struggles are too arduous, take us on Your shoulders
and help us to raise each other up.
W5: As you draw us into the
future, may we realize through our loving actions Your vision of hope and
justice for all.
Announcements
Closing
Song
Om
Tara by Chloe Goodchild
Tara is the bodhisattva of compassion and action who manifests in
female form, a protector who comes to our aide in order to relieve us of physical, emotional and spiritual suffering. The
chant begins with AUM (from the Upanishads and considered to be the source of
all sound)
OM Tare Tuttare
Ture So-Ham
Woman of the wisdom tree
Goddess of humanity
Singing all the Unity we long for.
Mother of Eternity
Naked in her Mystery
Singing all the Unity we long for.
Fierce and gentle, wild and free
simple in her majesty
Dancing in the unity we long for. Red #1 2021-01-02
