Day Three. Part Two.

At lunch it dawned on us that this was almost the end, and were a little sad at the thought.

We had a wonderful closing worship with eucharist led by Philip, with music led by Julia, liturgy from Uniting in Worship II and Rex Hunt's story liturgy, and the wrapping up of the collage of stories from the 10 storytelling gatherings that had been created over the weekend. If anyone has photos, let us know here in Adelaide and perhaps we can include some on the blog.

The story we heard was the discipiles' encounter with the risen Jesus on the mountain in Galilee.
Following on from that story, these were the words spoken as the story sheet was rolled away:

I am with you
in the story of God's love for all creation
in the story of the people
discipling all the nations, baptising into my body,
teaching all I have commanded
I have been with you
in your gathering, this year,
every year,
the story of this community of biblical storytellers
in our hearing of stories well told,
stories of Jesus who heals - the whole of our lives
in our learning together to live out all that
Jesus has commanded
in the origins of our stories - tradition, experience, passion
relationship, discovery, shared experiences and memories
through the Spirit of Creativity and Gifting
into which we are born, and reborn
in the stories we have told and celebrated
the stories we cannot tell, or cannot yet tell
the stories still forming, still to be discovered

I am with you as you go,
wherever the story takes you,
in your seeking, listening, telling
stories,
           stories,
                       everywhere ...


comment from Glenys: The final wrapping up was so beautifully done and so symbolic as the cloth was placed under the table of the Lord. May our storytelling always be under the blessing of the table of the Lord as we gather in the name of Jesus.