Here was the short message from last Sunday. Kípos Guild and Gallery presented the liturgy and presented some amazing projects (seen below) based on Acts 2 that they have been working on.
From Geoffrey Bruick, Kípos director:
Dear Trinity, Jesus’ grace.
As Pentecost comes upon us, I have been reflecting very much on the concept of light and darkness. In a book I have been reading, ‘The Theology of Art’ by Makoto Fujimura, an idea was proposed by another author named, Lisa Sharon Harper, and she observed in Genesis that, “God does not obliterate the darkness; rather, God names it and limits it—puts boundaries on it. The boundary is the light." That light is God’s creativity and love; it is who He is. This got me thinking about a concept I learned in college while taking a theology course which states: evil cannot exist without good, yet good can exist without evil. Darkness is the absence of light. Without light, we have no way to define darkness, just as, without good, we have no way to define evil. Light puts a boundary on darkness, and rightly so. In a conversation with Kípos last month we talked about how we are always playing with lights and darks. We came to the conclusion that God uses our creativity in this world to help define light and dark. Light can actually shine even brighter when it is in the midst of darkness; a stroke of white or a story of hope, will shine way brighter in the darkness that surrounds us. When God sent His Spirit to be amongst us, He sent His light into us, so that we, in any way we can, would glorify Him and be a light to this dark world. We are all lights to our neighbors whether we know it or not, so it only begs one question, how are you going to shine your light today?
Jesus’ peace, Geoffrey
Examples of Kípos’ gallery opening works:
Stunning artwork...