Liturgy Piece: The Year of Melodic Shouting
May 21st, 2006 by jenzug
The church I attend encourages congregational participation in the worship experience by providing opportunities for our congregants to share original poetry, responsive readings, essays, and songs during the course of the service.
Today I presented another piece as part of our worship service, only this time it was a collaborative effort between Bryan and I. Using a short essay I wrote, Bryan created this beautiful video.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. For me, it is a reminder of change, of progress, of hope, and of seasons.
Be warned: what you see here is not my best work. It is what Anne Lamott describes in Bird By Bird as a series of “shitty first drafts.” Blogging dragged me kicking and screaming out of creative constipation by getting me to actually write. So I do that. A lot. Without worrying about every word choice or comma placement.
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I know how hard you have been working on this piece. It is beautiful. We are all going to make it, together. I love you.
I am totally crying with you, Jen!
wow.
I love you!