Pitcher/Cup...Saucer/PlateThe Pitcher represents God, all He is and all He desires to pour into our life...The Cup represents our life...The Saucer represents our relationships and community...The Plate represents ministry programs and events. The plate sits on the bottom, the saucer in the middle, and the cup is on top.
In this symbol, priority is given to the pitcher-cup relationship between us and God. In John 15:4ff, Jesus teaches his followers to “remain” or “abide” in Him. The Christian life is about first abiding under a steady outpouring of intimacy and relationship with God, so He can then overflow into the saucer of our relationships and plate of ministry. Community and ministry with others must overflow out of the spillage of God’s love and grace experienced in our own lives.
In this symbol, priority is given to the pitcher-cup relationship between us and God. In John 15:4ff, Jesus teaches his followers to “remain” or “abide” in Him. The Christian life is about first abiding under a steady outpouring of intimacy and relationship with God, so He can then overflow into the saucer of our relationships and plate of ministry. Community and ministry with others must overflow out of the spillage of God’s love and grace experienced in our own lives.
Vine & Branches "Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing." ~John 15:4-5
I took this picture of the many grapes ready to be harvested in Romania this month.
San Damiano Cross and Bread & Cup
WMF Prayer Rug
The Word Made Flesh community in Romania is making this prayer rug in their chapel. The bags up on top are filled with fabrics from each WMF community around the world.
Candles representing prayers of lament for people living and suffering in poverty around the world.
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