Pub Church Week 7 Oppression
This week Katie took the lead.
Her favorite music video is Sarah McLachlan's World on Fire.
Which connected her to share this scripture:
1 Tim 6: 6-7 and 17-19
"But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. ... Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life."
Which she also tied to: http://ping.fm/kRAtR(philosophy)
She handed out little cards with this printed on them:
"A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed." Desmond Tutu
We then watched the video:
http://ping.fm/myjnD
In the video, which looks like McLachlan shot herself with a camcorder in her living room, it is explained that the $150,000 that would have been spent on the video was given to various charities all around the world that made some very real differences in some basic needs.
We talked about how we may feel oppressed in our lives.
We talked about how we fall short with our families and with others.
We talked about finding ways to serve.
We talked about how we strive to connect to others rather than just giving to "them."
We played and sang "World on Fire"
Hearts are worn in these dark ages
You're not alone in this story's pages
Night has fallen amongst the living and the dying
And I try to hold it in, yeah I try to hold it in
The world's on fire and
It's more than I can handle
I'll tap into the water
(I try to pull my ship)
I try to bring more
More than I can handle
(Bring it to the table)
Bring what I am able
I watch the heavens and I find a calling
Something I can do to change this moment
Stay close to me while the sky is falling
Don't wanna be left alone, don't wanna be alone
Hearts break, hearts mend
Love still hurts
Visions clash, planes crash
Still there's talk of
Saving souls, still the cold
Is closing in on us
We part the veil on our killer sun
Stray from the straight line on this short run
The more we take, the less we become
A fortune of one that means less for some
We wrapped up with a prayer and headed out.
Her favorite music video is Sarah McLachlan's World on Fire.
Which connected her to share this scripture:
1 Tim 6: 6-7 and 17-19
"But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. ... Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life."
Which she also tied to: http://ping.fm/kRAtR(philosophy)
She handed out little cards with this printed on them:
"A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed." Desmond Tutu
We then watched the video:
http://ping.fm/myjnD
In the video, which looks like McLachlan shot herself with a camcorder in her living room, it is explained that the $150,000 that would have been spent on the video was given to various charities all around the world that made some very real differences in some basic needs.
We talked about how we may feel oppressed in our lives.
We talked about how we fall short with our families and with others.
We talked about finding ways to serve.
We talked about how we strive to connect to others rather than just giving to "them."
We played and sang "World on Fire"
Hearts are worn in these dark ages
You're not alone in this story's pages
Night has fallen amongst the living and the dying
And I try to hold it in, yeah I try to hold it in
The world's on fire and
It's more than I can handle
I'll tap into the water
(I try to pull my ship)
I try to bring more
More than I can handle
(Bring it to the table)
Bring what I am able
I watch the heavens and I find a calling
Something I can do to change this moment
Stay close to me while the sky is falling
Don't wanna be left alone, don't wanna be alone
Hearts break, hearts mend
Love still hurts
Visions clash, planes crash
Still there's talk of
Saving souls, still the cold
Is closing in on us
We part the veil on our killer sun
Stray from the straight line on this short run
The more we take, the less we become
A fortune of one that means less for some
We wrapped up with a prayer and headed out.
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