The women brought the jam we made to Sunday worship today. It was a rather spontaneous happening born largely, I think, out of their joy, and sense of achievement. It was as if Sunday's worship had become subsidiary to the women acting as Christians during the time of meeting to make the jam. The excitement of being active Christians overtook the routine aspect of Sunday worship, and generated spontaneous worship of God in praise of his creativity and creation as seen in the gift of creativity.
It was a 'we can DO this' moment with a felt sense of being the Body of Christ and the fruits of God's creation. The energy was palpable.
We experienced a joining together of ourselves, a moment of wholeness and healing, as we talked of the jam and the process of making it. The women laughed as they told the story to their wider Christian community.
We then completed our spontaneous task - bringing the jam physically to the centre of the worship, being intentional about our plan to share the gift we had been given. We prayed in thanks for our experience, and in dedication of ourselves and of the jam as it is given to ourselves and others.
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