Organize II

Over at The Weary Pilgrim our friend Ron has posted a liturgy from Shane Claiborne that I think adds to our current conversation:

With governments that Kill...we will not comply.
With the theology of Empire...we will not comply.
With the business of Militarism...we will not comply.
With the hoarding of Riches...we will not comply.
With the dissemination of Fear...we will not comply.

But today, we pledge our ultimate allegiance to the Kingdom of God...we pledge allegiance.

To the peace that is not like Rome's...we pledge allegiance.
To the gospel of enemy love...we pledge allegiance.
To the kingdom of the poor and the broken...we pledge allegiance.
To the king who loved his enemies so much He died for them...we pledge allegiance.
To the least of these, with whom Christ dwells...we pledge allegiance.
To the transnational Church that transcends that artificial borders of nations...we pledge allegiance.
To the Refugee of Nazareth...we pledge allegiance.
To the homeless Rabbi who had no place to lay His head...we pledge allegiance.
To the Cross rather than the Sword...we pledge allegiance.
To the Banner of Love above any flag...we pledge allegiance.
To the One who rules with a towel rather than an iron fist...we pledge allegiance.
To the One who rides a donkey rather than a war horse...we pledge allegiance.
To the Revolution that sets both oppressed and oppressors free...we pledge allegiance.
To the Way that leads to Life...we pledge allegiance.
To the Slaughtered Lamb...we pledge allegiance.
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In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit...Amen.

Comments

[Beth]

Wow. I heard about that at Revolution in Jesusland, but it's good to see more of it in one place. Is this the whole thing, I wonder? the other blog implied there was a confession included.

[ron]

I had heard this was the whole thing, apparently 10,000+ people said this in liturgy.( I think the " will not comply amd allegiance was seen as a confession of sorts ) We can only pray that the Spirit of God moved and radically changed worldly minds to the mind of Christ...and left filled with the scandalous redemptive imagination of Jesus.