Rock Mass 11/03/2024 - Election Edition

 

Rock Mass on the first Sunday of the month.

Rock Mass for Sunday November 3, 2024 - Election Edition

 

We usually think of paying taxes when we read Jesus’ words “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s” but I would suggest that here in the U.S. we can apply that to voting as well. We have the privilege and I might add a sacred duty to vote. We can’t vote for a perfect candidate, none exists, but for Heaven’s sake please vote.

Most of all I would suggest that no matter who wins in November that we all remember Paul’s words to Timothy:

“Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.” (1 Timothy 2:1-2)

 

Peace, Love and Light!
Kevin (Cloud)

 

The inspiration for creating "Rock Mass" came from the Rock Mass at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena California back in the early 1970’s. On the first Friday night of each month All Saints held a Rock Mass which was a mix of traditional Episcopalian Mass and rock concert. A live band would play popular rock music which couldn’t necessarily be called “Christian” but contained spiritual phrases and references to God or Jesus. During the 1960’s and early 1970’s there was an explosion of these songs coming out of the "secular" music industry way before there was “Contemporary Christian Music”, in a way, it could be called "The Gospel According To Billboard's Top 10".

(Stained glass guitar angel found at www.patheos.com/blogs/nadiabolzweber)

 

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VOTE!

 

This Tuesday be sure to vote!

Understand the issues, know who the candidates are and remember to get out and vote this Tuesday! This is your only true way to make your voice heard - not "Liking" and "Sharing" on Facebook but actually getting off the couch and participating in our Democracy. It's your right! It's your privilege! It's your duty! But if you ignore it, if you waste it, if you don't exercise it you will have no one to blame but yourself for the way our country turns out! And if you don't get out there and vote, in my opinion, you loose your right to complain about the government! So vote and make your voice heard - or just shut up!

 

Peace, Love and Light!

Kevin (Cloud)

Be Ye Kind!

 

Election season brings special challenges to our already divided and polarized society. We have been told by Jesus to love our enemies. We have a higher calling to accept those we disagree with. How we disagree with each other matters because we can disagree without hating each other. But if we do get angry, Paul says to not let it lead to sin. We are told to be kind with each other, tenderhearted, forgiving each other because we our selves have have had grace extended towards us and have been accepted and forgiven by God.

 

And be kind to one another,

tenderhearted, forgiving one another,

even as God in Christ forgave you.

(Ephesians 4:32)

Peace, Love and Light!

Kevin (Cloud)

Vote, Damnit!

 Rev Kev Sez... Vote, Damnit!

Peace. Love and Light!

Kevin (Cloud)

Rock Mass 11-06-2022 - Mid-Term Election Edition

 

Rock Mass on the first Sunday of the month.

Rock Mass for Sunday November 6, 2022 - Mid-term Election Edition

 

 

 

 

From my earlier blog post I'm Not Going To Tell You Who To Vote For...

 

We usually think of paying taxes when we read Jesus’ words “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s” but I would suggest that here in the U.S. we can apply that to voting as well. We have the privilege and I might add a sacred duty to vote. We can’t vote for a perfect candidate, none exists, but for Heaven’s sake please vote.

Most of all I would suggest that no matter who wins in November that we all remember Paul’s words to Timothy:

“Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.” (1 Timothy 2:1-2)

Peace, Love and Light!

Kevin (Cloud)

The inspiration for creating "Rock Mass" came from the Rock Mass at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena California back in the early 1970’s. On the first Friday night of each month All Saints held a Rock Mass which was a mix of traditional Episcopalian Mass and rock concert. A live band would play popular rock music which couldn’t necessarily be called “Christian” but contained spiritual phrases and references to God or Jesus. During the 1960’s and early 1970’s there was an explosion of these songs coming out of the "secular" music industry way before there was “Contemporary Christian Music”, in a way, it could be called "The Gospel According To Billboard's Top 10".

(Stained glass guitar angel found at www.patheos.com/blogs/nadiabolzweber)

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Go Vote!

 

Mr. Natural says "Vote!" by R. Crumb

This Tuesday be sure to vote!

Understand the issues, know who the candidates are and remember to get out and vote this Tuesday! This is your only true way to make your voice heard - not "Liking" and "Sharing" on Facebook but actually getting off the couch and participating in our Democracy. It's your right! It's your privilege! It's your duty! But if you ignore it, if you waste it, if you don't exercise it you will have no one to blame but yourself for the way our country turns out! And if you don't get out there and vote, in my opinion, you loose your right to complain about the government! So vote and make your voice heard - or just shut up!

Peace, Love and Light!

Kevin (Cloud)

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Preach the Gospel

As 2021 draws to a close we approach the end of a second year of the Pandemic. We are also entering another election year as a divided and polarized Nation. The Church needs to remember that none of this has anything to do with the Gospel. I believe that taking part in the political process by voting and having respectful, civil discussions is our right but that has nothing to do with the Gospel either.

Micah Bales, who is the pastor at Friends Church Berkeley in California said the following after the 2020 election:

"Our allegiance is not to the rulers and parties and causes of this age. We are the sons and daughters of God. We are brothers and sisters by adoption to our precious, crucified savior, Jesus. Our calling and mission is to do the works that Jesus did, as he empowers us by the Holy Spirit: Heal the sick, raise the dead, liberate the captive, and speak good news to the poor."

You can follow Micah over on his blog at MicahBales.com and you can find his complete sermon here The Kingdom of God Was Never on the Ballot.

 

And He [Jesus] was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah.

And when He had opened the book,

He found the place where it was written:

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

(Luke 4:18-19)

 Peace, Love and Light!

Kevin (Cloud)