Good Morning, as we call ourselves back to our community!
Wednesday Morning: Revelation 22:13
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
This short verse winds itself around to reflection on the nature of the Celtic Knot. As Google Images will show you, there are endless varieties of these knots, with designs and colors being woven together. However, you will find many images that “pretend” to be Celtic knots as well. The marker of a true Celtic Knot is much like that which we know about God: You cannot find where one begins and where it ends, all parts of the design lead you to another. This is an important understanding in Celtic ways of thinking, as God is not just found in everything, but there is no beginning and no end to the ways in which God loves creation or the places in which God is found. The first and last letters of the Greek Alphabet are just one more way of saying that God is eternal, the first and last, woven through everything and as intricate and complicated, simple and beautiful, as we can imagine. Many of the Celtic knot patterns also state the centrality of the Doctrine of the Trinity—So it is Creator, Son, and Spirit that find themselves inextricably woven into every created thing, with no beginning or ending in sight: Three ways of knowing that our One God is everlasting, ceaseless, and timeless. In what ways does the Celtic Knot help you to see that even in the darkest times of our lives, God is still there? If you were to design a knot, what would it look like?
I invite you to light a candle, saying the following words as you do:
Once there was someone who said and did such wonderful and amazing things that people began to follow him. They needed to know who he was so one day they asked him. And he said: “I am the light.” (Adapted from Godly Play)
Let our hearts be joined together:
Eternal Weaver, in whom we have our life and breath and being, join us together in fellowship so that there is no beginning or ending to the love and joy we find in worshiping you. Our community is spread, but Your Spirit winds through us in an unmistakable pattern of gratitude and praise. Inspire us to find that Spirit winding through all parts of our day, and in those whom we meet. In the name of the One who winds through all parts of creation. Amen.
Blessings on your Day!
