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Experiencing Beauty WORSHIP, MUSIC, ARTS & STORY Experiencing Beauty Exploration: Discovery About this Setting The church is a place where people come to spend time in renewal and reflection. They come to express devotion to God. It is also a place to be in public and private conversation with God and God’s children about issues that concern us. Our forms of worship offer people of all ages the opportunity to experience the fullness of God and the world in which we live. Liturgy means “work of the people.” In this setting we take time to discover the beauty we can find in the work of wor- ship—the music, arts, and stories we share. About this Exploration Experiencing beauty connects us with God in ways beyond our understanding. It grounds us and startles us awake with the reality of the Divine all around and within us. Beauty is not perfection or flawlessness but reality and vulnerability, brokenness and transformation. When we open ourselves to the Holy, we discover beauty everywhere, from the endless reaches of the universe to the intricacy of the atom. We find awe and wonder in all of life—the “Ah!” that takes our breath away and moves us toward connection with the whole of creation—and we grow in our understanding of the ways in which God loves and treasures us. 1 Experiencing Beauty WORSHIP, MUSIC, ARTS & STORY BIBLE FOCUS PASSAGES: Exploring & Engaging Activities Genesis 28:10–19a Matthew 6:24–34 Because (Easy Preparation) Leader preparation: Take a moment to reflect on the beauty of God’s love. Post the following line for your group: “We don’t love people because they are beautiful. They are beautiful because we love them.” Supplies: Leader Preparation • markers and newsprint or whiteboard • song: “Jesus Loves Me” As you prepare to lead worship or to facilitate a worship planning team, Invite people to sing the familiar song “Jesus Loves Me.” In 1 John 4:19 we read pause to picture the place in which you “We love because God first loved us.” Read the statement you posted on news- print or a whiteboard. Invite conversation on the following questions. gather with the congregation for wor- ship. Choose one aspect of that space • How do you experience the beauty of another person? that speaks of beauty to you. Then • How do you know you are beautiful in someone’s eyes? think of another beautiful place in • How does feeling loved make us experience a sense of beauty? your life. How can you bring those two • How does being loved by God make us beautiful? together? How might you enable oth- • How do you define beauty? ers to think about this? The Journey Leader preparation: Prepare to display an image of “Journey of the Magi” Prayer: Gracious and Holy God, in your by James Tissot. Consider your own faith journey. What gifts have you given to beautiful world I find myself so engaged others along the way? What gifts have you received that helped you become more in serving others that I often miss the mo- faithful? ments you’ve created for me to notice: the glowing orb of sun as it reaches for the Supplies: dawning sky, the chirping birds herald- • artwork: “Journey of the Magi” by James Tissot, https://secure3.convio. net/ucc/site/Ecommerce/1004323110?VIEW_PRODUCT=true&product_ ing the call of spring’s return. As days go id=37962&store_id=1401 sprinting by, God, may I heed your call to • (optional) computer with Internet access and projection capability consider the lilies. Help me to find you in the hurried pace that is my life, and as I do Invite participants to view carefully the artwork “Journey of the Magi” by Tissot may I slow down enough to consider not without revealing the title of the piece. Invite the participants to describe what just the lilies, but the whole of the garden in they notice and how it makes them feel. How would they title this artwork? which we live. Amen. Have the group consider the artwork again. Engage the participants in conversa- tion using the following questions. • Where do you find beauty in this art? • The Magi brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh as they went to discover the newborn king. As you look back on your encounters with Jesus, what have you discovered? What gifts do you bring? • What do you find beautiful about the metaphor of going on a journey? • What do you think children would notice most about this painting? What do you think they find most captivating about the story of the Magi seeking Jesus? • Do you think children understand beauty as adults do? Why or why not? What can you bring to your faith journey if you see it anew as though you were a child? 2 Experiencing Beauty WORSHIP, MUSIC, ARTS & STORY Considering Beauty around Us Leader preparation: Reflect on the symbolism of the lily in Christianity. Where do you find beauty in addition to the passage in Matthew 6:24–34? How do you relate to this poem? As part of your preparation be intentional about making time to “neither toil nor spin”? Supplies: • Bible • poem: “Consider the Lilies of the Field” by Christina Rossetti, http://www.poetry-archive.com/r/consider_the_lilies_of_the_field.html If your setting is near the outdoors or if you have a room with a nice view, sit so that participants can enjoy the outdoors. Read Matthew 6:24–34. Then invite someone to read the poem aloud. Give the group a moment to reflect on what the poet is suggesting. Then engage in discussion about these questions. • How does this poem relate to the idea of God’s creation? • What do you see outside your window that mirrors the words of the poem? • What might your church group do to acknowledge and reflect on the beauty in the creation where you are? • What do you notice about your surroundings that you did not before hearing the poem? • When have you failed to see beauty in your own life? • What practices help you be awake to beauty? Option: Take photos of your surrounding neighborhood and create a slide show to view during worship as you read the poem. Discerning & Deciding Activities Surely the Presence (Easy Preparation) Leader preparation: If you wish to close this activity with music, view some clips of the song “Surely the Presence,” such as at http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=88AvG85WXcQ&feature=related; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =LjiwAsjTdmU&feature=related; or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD2Q- S1tI0Y&feature=related. Supplies: • Bibles • (optional) hymn: “Surely the Presence of the Lord,” by Lanny Wolfe (tune: Wolfe) • (optional) computer with Internet access and projection capability Ask volunteers to read Genesis 28:10–19a. Use the following paragraphs as a start- er for a homily. Where do we find God? We can find God wherever we look. We can see God in the faces surrounding us in the pews. We meet God in the people rushing past us. God is found in the heavens and in the miracle of the plants taking root and nourishing us with food. God traveled with the Magi as they journeyed to meet their newborn king. 3 Experiencing Beauty WORSHIP, MUSIC, ARTS & STORY Jacob was running for his life. His own brother sought to kill him. With only a rock for a pillow, Jacob slept. There he dreamed of angels ascend- ing and descending on a ladder to heaven. In the dream God told this outcast that he, Jacob, would inherit the land on which he lay. Jacob’s offspring would be countless. Furthermore, his children would bless the entire earth. Ask participants what they would do in response to such a glorious promise. How would they mark it? Scripture tells us that Jacob recognized the experi- ence as “awesome.” He built a pillar from the stone that had been his pillow and poured oil over it, setting it apart as sacred. What tears have learners shed into their pillows? What journey are they on? When have they felt like an outcast, homeless and alone? Remind the group to listen for God’s voice. Mark the ordinary “stones” of their lives as beautiful. Ask them to believe that God is with them and can bring beau- ty out of their lives. Option: Listen to or view the song “Surely the Presence,” and reflect on times when God’s presence has been real. Looking East and Beyond Leader preparation: Preview the YouTube clip of “Looking East,” sung by Jack- son Browne. Consider the lyrics. Observe how people use beauty for good and for evil. How have you seen beauty used well or misused, both in and out of church? Is beauty equal to power? Does power make us feel beautiful? Consider the reli- gious figures in your faith tradition that acted out of power and beauty. Supplies: • computer with Internet access • song: “Looking East,” http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=QKlByUdDEgQ; lyrics http://www.jacksonbrowne.com/ discography/album/looking-east/lyrics#song1 • Bibles Play the YouTube video of “Looking East.” Then read Psalm 121. The psalmist lifts his eyes to the hills. Invite the group to discuss where and how participants discover God. Some images in the song and in the psalm suggest that beauty eludes us. Sometimes the sun does not shine. Sometimes we feel discouraged. Ask: • Where is God when God is most needed? • How can you tell? Invite participants to share experiences and discoveries of where and when they have found God in discouraging times. What sorts of beauty inspire them? 4 Experiencing Beauty WORSHIP, MUSIC, ARTS & STORY Growing in Faith Leader preparation: Preview the YouTube video to familiarize yourself with “Inch by Inch: The Garden Song.” This is a good song to use with children and a multigenerational group.
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