The Friday programme followed the same pattern as Thursday. The first speaker was Juan Carlos Lopez from Brazil. God called different people and he did it on purpose. God's ultimate purpose to unite the whole of creation under the headship of Christ. We do not create unity, we are to maintain and preserve it.
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| A drama about onesss |
Dr Harold Good from Northern Ireland asked what does it mean to be one people? How far does it extend? Peace and walls are contradictions. Every conflict begins with the sin of exclusion.
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| Dr Good |
The early church battled with who was in and who was out. Oneness is not sameness. Diversity enriches us. Oneness is not exclusivity. Wesley would not have tolerated the individualism of today. Central to Methodist theology is the word ALL. Cherish this gift and share it with others.
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| A perceptive quote |
In the afternoon Jennifer Cox from England reflected on Isaiah 61. Comfort to inspire the Hebrew people to risk rebuilding. Isaiah is writing to homeless and marginalised people. Exile can be a place of creativity and surprise. We need to stop seeing our exhaustion and productivity as a status symbol. Most effective mission comes from within the place of brokenness.
In the evening their was a Texas evening. There was a local band with 'country' style music. Some dancers, a very large church choir and finally a very popular Christian Group 'Gungor'. We hadn't heard of them, but apparently they are quite famous. There were not entirely our thing, but they were good.
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| Marachi Band |
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