10AM | Summer Service: Holy Eucharist. Presiding Celebrant: The Rector; Homilist: Robert Ward. Music: Paul Grimwood, organ.
The Order of Service is here: https://tinyurl.com/498xjyp6
Readings
- Jeremiah 2:4-13
The people of Israel forsake the Lord - Psalm 81:1, 10-16
I feed you with the finest wheat and satisfy you with honey from the rock. (Ps. 81:16) - Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
God is with us: let acts of mutual love continue - Luke 14:1, 7-14
An image of God’s reign: invite the poor, crippled to your banquet
Image: "The poor invited to the feast," 1973, JESUS MAFA, painting. Cameroon.
JESUS MAFA is a response to the New Testament readings from the Lectionary by a Christian community in Cameroon, Africa. Each of the readings was selected and adapted to dramatic interpretation by the community members. Photographs of their interpretations were made, and these were then transcribed to paintings.
In this painting, we see a generous, wealthy host, choosing to hold a feast for the poor. A large group of disenfranchised people are gathered together eating, talking, and enjoying one another’s company. The faces of the host and all his guests show expressions of joy and gratitude. This scene reveals a community who took Jesus’ instructions from Luke 14:13 seriously: “But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.” Followers of Jesus are to remain humble, expecting nothing in return for the Christ-like love we are called to share with the world.
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