Sacred Spaces
by Anne M. Jones
 A sacred space is a space that is separate from,
set aside or other than the usual. For Christians, sacred space
is also where God, through the Holy Spirit, is enveloping and
embracing whatever is happening and claiming all that is in the
space as God's.
As a minister, I have been honored to be present in many sacred
spaces-moments when I knew and experienced what it means to be
an instrument of God's work. People exchange and share intimately
in the power and love of God. Things happen that could never
happen in any other circumstances-times of unbelievable anguish
and despair, where evil is a permeating, suffocating force; moments
when a simple word spoken positively, with love, changes a person's
life forever; instants where out of the depths of sorrow, joy
is found and proclaimed to one and all.
An Opening or Closing Reflection
Consider using one of the poems or prayers in the March/April
2002 issue of Horizons as an opening or closing reflection
for your next circle or Bible study meeting.
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