Module Three: Speaking Life
“My patin and my chalice are the depths of a soul laid widely open to all the forces which in a moment will rise up from every corner of the earth and converge upon the Spirit. Grant me the remembrance and the mystic presence of all those whom the light is now awakening to the new day.” (Chardin, The Mass on the World, “The Offering”)
“If you remove the yoke from among you,
the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil,
if you offer your food to the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,
then your light shall rise in the darkness
and your gloom be like the noonday.”
Module Three: Speaking Life
In preparation for this week's material, please read chapters 9–11 in Sandy Tolan’s The Lemon Tree. In addition, consider the following:
“The Divine Image” by William Blake
The 10 Best Works by William Blake The Songs of Innocence and Experience are discussed in number 8.
Christmas 2030 by Makoto Fujimura
“Art and Faith,” with Makado Fujimura on Conversing Podcast
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s Hymn of the Universe. We will be reading from the first section, “The Offering”
What role do humans play in shaping the story of our world?
What, if any, role does creativity play in healing broken communities?
In the context of the creative process, what does Chardin’s “mystic presence” mean?