My Personal Reflective Narrative On TCC

Rocking Motion

Extend hands and arms in greeting the dawn or noon or eventide or cycling cosmos – open and welcoming. Each cycle brings in more light, awareness, star dust.

Bird Flaps Its Wings

After greeting the dawn, embrace all living beings in relationship; three by three: air, earth, water.

Around the Platter

Imagine the platter is the chalice for a cosmic Eucharistic celebration. Cleanse, honor, revere the chalice – around and around the rim, touching, blessing all who have partaken with each circumference. Feel in your hands the slight irregularities that speak of the embrace with which each has partaken over the millennia.

Around the Platter Variation

And now fill the chalice. Bring or offer through its consecrating symbol the cares and joys, fears and love, emotions and doubts that we carry; offer from or through our hearts.

Bass Drum

The feast is being prepared. Extend a welcome to all; invite all to come. All who seek god’s solace, god’s love, all who would share in the sacred Thanksgiving. Through a full 360 degrees, each cycle opens the pathway for all to come.

Daughter on the Mountaintop

Reach out to the top of the mountains, to bring all down, bring them in, mountains and vistas and of inaccessibility, of commerce and of lonely remoteness. Remember, an invitation is often not enough; bring them in as well.

Daughter in the Valley

Bring them up from the valleys – all from the verdant valleys and the desert valleys, the valleys of ease, and the valleys shadowed by darkness and isolation.

Carry the Ball to the Side

All have been invited but many still remain. Offer hospitality; reach outward to bring in all who remain.

Push Pull

The feast is ready, and all have been brought in; it is time to ring out praise to the loving god. As all are gathered, it is right to give praise.

Pulling in the Energy

From the circle of all life gathered, open your hands to receive the consecrated energy from the overflowing chalice.

Light at the Top of the Head / Light at the Temple

As we have received the energy (the gift-the Love) so must we permit it to shine forth. Bring the light above and to the temple, sending forth from head and heart.

Joyous Breath

The celebration nears conclusion and unites with the breath of spirit.

Passing Clouds

Recognize the immensity and unimaginable nature of our god, our faith, the spirit, making the infinite symbol with our hands.

Six Healing Sounds

And proclaim our amen of peace and praise.