God is!
Leader: My sisters and brothers, God is! (Clap, clap)
All: God is. (Clap, clap)
God’s presence is with us whether or not we are aware of it,
Whether or not we feel it, whether or not we believe it.
God was here before we arrived,
So we do not have to ask for God to be present.
We simply have to awaken to the one who was, who is, and who will always be.
(Silence)
Leader: My sisters and brothers, God accepts us and loves us! (clap, clap)
All: God accepts us and loves us. (Clap, clap)
God accepts us and loves us whether or not we are aware of it,
Whether or not we feel it, whether or not we believe it.
God accepted us and loved us before we accepted and loved God,
So we do not have to ask God to accept us and love us.
We simply have to awaken to the love that was, that is, and that will always be.
(Silence)
Leader: My sisters and brothers, God cares! (clap, clap)
All: God cares. (Clap, clap)
All our problems are known to God, all our pains are felt by God,
All our faults are forgiven by God, and all our concerns are shared with God.
We are not alone.
So now, we awaken ourselves to the presence of God,
So good, so kind, so holy, so just, so powerful, so real, so near, so here.
And now, we awaken ourselves to the acceptance of God.
We accept our acceptance, and we love because God first loves us.
And now, we awaken ourselves to the care of God.
(Silence)
Leader: Wake up, sleepers! (Clap, clap)
All: Let us awaken! (Clap, clap)
Leader: Arise from the dead! (clap, clap)
All: Let us arise! (clap clap)
The light of Christ shines upon us! (Applause and cheers of “Amen” and “Hallelujah!”)
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Everyone is Clergy
Everyone is Clergy: a liturgical reading.
Everyone is clergy. Everyone is called to serve,
To create, to communicate,
To participate with our good Creator
In the making and remaking of our good world.
Everyone is clergy. Everyone is called to stand,
To struggle, to suffer, to trust and to love,
And so to join in the unmaking of injustice and
In the liberation of earth from every form of sin.
Everyone is clergy. Everyone is called to holiness,
To faithfulness, to health, to growth,
To serenity and activity,
To the practices of life
In the kingdom of God.
All our daily work is holy. Every act of service,
Every deed of neighborly kindness,
Every smile or sigh, every touch or tear
Can be a sacramental act expressing the presence of the living God.
Every drop of sweat that falls in honest labor for the common good
Joins with every movement toward others
In the daily liturgy of human work.
Some are given special gifts to equip and inspire others for this daily work of faith
And labor of love.
All are channels of grace, given, received,
Shared in a symphony of many voices and instruments,
So the earth may be filled with the glory of God.
You are clergy. So am I. Together
We are called to learn God’s music of life
In the unique instruments of our bodies, our persons, our times, our settings.
Then we are sent out to play it with joy and sincerity wherever we go.
Together we are part of a truly apostolic succession:
The people of God sent into the world, generation after generation,
As Jesus was sent by the Father,
In the power of the Holy Spirit,
For the good of the world.
So let us work and rest together,
Let us play and sing together,
Let us by our faithful lives bring glory to the true and living God.
For we are all clergy
And we are all called.
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For Non-English Speakers
Several of Brian's books have been translated into foreign languages, but we are in the process of figuring out how to obtain those books. Below is a list of the information we do have.
The Secret Message of Jesus
Dutch
German
Indonesian
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish - El mensaje secreto de Jesús available for purchase now.
Swedish
Thomas Nelson publishers anticipates that Everything Must Change will be available in the above languages as well. Publishers wishing to secure translation rights should contact Trish Morrison at tmorrison@thomasnelson.com.
A New Kind of Christian
Korea Inter Varsity Press – Korean – Not yet released
Boedal Publishing – Danish – Published
Marcus Forlag – Swedish – Not yet released
Campus Evangelical Fellowship Press – Orthodox Chinese – Published
The Story We Find Ourselves In
Boedal Publishing – Danish – Published
Marcus Forlag – Swedish – Not yet released
Campus Evangelical Fellowship Press – Orthodox Chinese – Published
The Last Word and the Word After That
Boedal Publishing – Danish – Not yet released
Marcus Forlag – Swedish – Not yet released
Carta abierta a los escritores de canciones de adoración
La duda como marea de la fe
La iglesia emergente y mi visita a la iglesia fundada por un líder del movimiento by Melvin Rivera
You can purchase The Secret Message of Jesus in Spanish, as well.
Some of Brian's writings are now in German at this site.
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