\u00c1 hverjum virkum degi kl. 10:00 er helgihald \u00ed Gloria Dei worship center \u00ed Trinity Lutheran Seminary. \u00c9g s\u00e9 ekki fyrir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00fear daglega, heldur mi\u00f0a vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed messunni \u00e1 mi\u00f0vikud\u00f6gum og hugsanlega Taize-stundum \u00e1 fimmtud\u00f6gum. \u00c9g \u00e1kva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 sem n\u00fdnemi a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00ed g\u00e6r, enda fyrsta formlega helgistundin \u00e1 n\u00fdju misseri og s\u00ed\u00f0an m\u00e6tti \u00e9g l\u00edka \u00ed dag.
\u00dea\u00f0 var s\u00e9rkennilegt a\u00f0 vera vi\u00f0 stundina \u00e1\u00f0an. H\u00fan rifja\u00f0i upp fyrir m\u00e9r tilraunakennt helgihald starfsf\u00f3lks \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi 2001, en \u00fe\u00e1 taldi \u00e9g a\u00f0 sem forst\u00f6\u00f0uma\u00f0ur v\u00e6ri eitt af hlutverkum m\u00ednum a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a starfsf\u00f3lkinu me\u00f0 reglubundnum h\u00e6tti upp \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma “\u00f6grandi\u0094 helgihald. Markmi\u00f0i\u00f0 v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 \u00fdta \u00feeim \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 \u00fat fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 sem h\u00e9r \u00ed Seminary-inu er kalla\u00f0 “comfort zone\u0094 \u00ed von um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 myndi opna fyrir \u00feeim n\u00fdjar lei\u00f0ir \u00ed tr\u00faarl\u00edfinu og varpa lj\u00f3si \u00e1 n\u00fdjar hli\u00f0ar \u00e1 \u00feeim Gu\u00f0i sem starfsf\u00f3lki\u00f0 j\u00e1ta\u00f0i. Eitt af \u00fev\u00ed sem vi\u00f0 ger\u00f0um \u00ed helgihaldinu \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi \u00feetta sumar var f\u00f3t\u00fevottur. Ath\u00f6fn me\u00f0 dj\u00fapa merkingu, vekjandi og \u00e6tla\u00f0 a\u00f0 kalla okkur til \u00fej\u00f3nustu og skilnings \u00e1 Kristi sem \u00fej\u00f3ni allra. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma aldrei sj\u00e1lfur veri\u00f0 vi\u00f0staddur sl\u00edka stund, en las m\u00e9r til, leita\u00f0i \u00ed hef\u00f0 orthodox kirkjunnar um uppbyggingu stundarinnar og reyndi a\u00f0 b\u00faa til andr\u00fam \u00ed kapellunni \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi sem h\u00e6f\u00f0i stundinni. \u00c9g man l\u00edka a\u00f0 einhverjir treystu s\u00e9r ekki til a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt og f\u00f3ru \u00fat. \u00c1 \u00feeim t\u00edma br\u00e1 m\u00e9r svol\u00edti\u00f0 og fannst sem hugsanlega \u00e9g hef\u00f0i \u00fdtt einhverjum of langt \u00fat fyrir \u00fe\u00e6gindasvi\u00f0i\u00f0 tr\u00faarupplifana, en l\u00e6r\u00f0i \u00ed dag a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki endilega svo.
Aftur a\u00f0 stundinni h\u00e9r \u00ed Trinity. \u00cd dag var sem s\u00e9 “Footwashing\u0094. Helgiath\u00f6fn, “ritual\u0094, sem \u00e9g hef ekki veri\u00f0 vi\u00f0staddur s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00ed kapellunni \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi 2001, svo \u00e9g muni. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fe\u00f3 ekki v\u00edst a\u00f0 \u00e9g muni eftir \u00f6llu sem \u00e9g hef gert s\u00ed\u00f0ustu fimm \u00e1r.
\u00dea\u00f0 var mj\u00f6g sterkt a\u00f0 heyra \u00ed upphafi stundarinnar \u00ed Gloria Dei, upphafsb\u00e6n \u00far S\u00e1lmi 51.10-12, sem reyndar var eins og alltaf lokab\u00e6nin \u00ed helgistundinni \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi fyrir r\u00famum 5 \u00e1rum. \u00dea\u00f0 var l\u00edka s\u00e9rkennilegt a\u00f0 upplifa \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 “geta\u0094 ekki teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt. Treysta s\u00e9r ekki til a\u00f0 fara fram og l\u00e1ta \u00fevo f\u00e6tur s\u00ednar, vegna eigin annmarka. Standa \u00ed sporum \u00feess sem yfirgaf kapelluna \u00ed Vatnask\u00f3gi 5 \u00e1rum fyrr. \u00c9g velti meira a\u00f0 segja fyrir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 ganga \u00fat \u00e1\u00f0ur en stundin h\u00f3fst. \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0an ekki tr\u00faarleg \u00fe\u00f3, heldur er \u00e9g me\u00f0 opin s\u00e1r \u00e1 b\u00e1\u00f0um f\u00f3tum vegna einhvers konar flugnabits. En vegna \u00feess var \u00e9g ekki a\u00f0 fullu me\u00f0, \u00e9g var ekki hluti af helgihaldinu \u00e1 sama h\u00e1tt og a\u00f0rir. En hva\u00f0 um \u00fea\u00f0 helgihaldi\u00f0 h\u00e9r \u00ed Gloria Dei var einfalt og a\u00f0gengilegt a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ru leiti:<\/p>\n
Upphafsb\u00e6n \u0096 S\u00e1lm 51.10-12
Syndaj\u00e1tning
Syndaaflausn (prestur)
Lestur \u00far Jh 13.1-17
F\u00f3ta\u00fevottur
\u00deakkarb\u00e6n
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