and Jesus said to his disciples, "I have come to set the world on fire."

[threeplusfire]

Dark grey sky, the damp in the air, the golden light inside the church, the white stone and soaring ceiling all reminded me of caves and castles built under mountains this morning. Mass was beautiful in an unearthly way, with a cellist added to the small choir and piano, voices and strings over the thunder rolling. Amazing, uplifting, that feeling that I belong right here, in this moment, in this space, in this time. The profound connection with God and everyone all at once.

My RCIA work begins in a month, and I will try to fan the flames in one heart. She's 25 and single, all I know. I can't wait to meet her. I hope I can be what she needs for this journey.

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[crichton.livejournal.com]

rcia?

[kokopopo.livejournal.com]

In the Episcopal church, we are on the same scriptural cycle, so this morning we had the same passage from Luke that you had. It is one of those passages that makes me (and I would guess a few others) shift uncomfortably in my seat, like several other passages. By the way, my son sang brilliantly (as far as I could tell) on his second Sunday in choir. It is one of the responsibilities of second grade. I think he likes it.