Things are crazy, LET'S BUILD SOMETHING! Bri-anne gives birth. The real work is in the grind. Featured Musicians = The Killer Queens and Wool & Howl. Poetry by Star Blossom Goddess.

Reading No. 1
Mark 9:2-9 Jesus Transfigures in front of his Disciples
Read by Norm Seli from Ajax, Ontario
Norm is the minister at Jubilee United Church in Toronto.

Reading No. 2
"I Whisper" from by poet Star Blossom Goddess

Star Blossom Goddess has an offer for listeners of the Living Presence Podcast. SBG is an angel card reader, and she is offering a reading to people for $35 (normally it is $95). If interested, you can be in touch with her through the HelloPoetry.com website.

Love for the World

THIS WEEK WE LIFT UP:

People who are grieving loss
Those affected by sexual violence, sexism, etc.
Those who are survivors of suicide
The people of East Gwillimbury
The family and friends of those in Toronto's Gay Village
Mark Guevarra who was fired by the Archdiocese of Edmonton last week

Reflection

"I love the honesty of the disciples response – particularly Peter’s.
They were terrified. Seems completely reasonable. And like other
people I know who have trouble with big feelings and uncertainty, the
only response Peter comes up with is to do something…or in this case,
to build something."

"My own strategy for dealing with chaos and uncertainty is to create
for myself the illusion of control. So I plan. And let me tell you,
I planned the crap out of my first labour. Homebirth. Midwives. I
knew what I wanted to eat. What I wanted to drink. Scented candles.
Two separate music playlists – calm ambient music for the first stage,
and then a playlist of superhero theme songs for when it was time to
push. It was my dream that Son #1 would enter the world accompanied
by the John Williams Superman theme."

The Living Presence Ministry is a community ministry of the United Church of Canada