Hear the words of the prophet Isaiah: “ ‘Come now, let us settle the matter,’ says the Lord. Wind part of the stem around the paper to hold it in place. Twist the paper together around the stem near the crumple d ball to make a flower. Push the stalk of your pipe cleaner through the centre of your red circles.
When we stay in darkness and refuse God’s light, when we feed our selfish instincts, when we place power and prestige above people, then sin buds and blooms. You are very welcome to help yourself for free.
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If you find these free resources useful, would you consider supporting my work? The price of a coffee a month would be great or whatever you can afford. But don’t worry if you can’t. Not even when you pad them with newspaper. I’m a free-lance writer, and despite spending many years denying it, I have to admit that plastic bin-bags really are not as good as proper winter coats for my kids. We are works in progress this side of glory, and we live our lives with one foot in heaven and one foot on earth. Unwind half of your pipe cleaner, leaving part as a crumpled ball and part straight. May the Lord, who is all light, heal our blindness, make straight our wandering, and fill our dark places with his incomparable glory. Restore us we pray, for your mercy is great and your love endures for ever. Walk with us through our valleys of shadow. God of light, we call upon you in our places of darkness. God of light, we call upon you in our wanderings. God of light, we call upon you in our blindness. We look for light, but all is darkness for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows.” (Isaiah 59:9)
Hear the words of the prophet Isaiah: “Justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. Take the black pipe cleaner and crumple it into a ball. With our eyes shut to God’s light we all have wandered from his perfect path, stumbling in the darkness, following human knowledge instead of the wisdom of God, walking by the light of our own eyes, which is no light at all. Black reminds us of darkness, of night, of the blindness of closed eyes. The congregation says the words that start “ God of light …, God of mercy …” etc. You can have pre-made poppies as well as the materials, so that everyone can bring up finished poppies to the cross at the end, even if they don’t want to make one. Instructions to the congregation for making the poppies are given in italics. Alternatively, you can make and place the poppies as a single activity. You can spread the colours throughout the service if you like, with time between to think about the parts. Make sure that any sharp ends are hidden.įor a poppy wreath either make a wreath from the wire by looping it in a circle several times and winding the end messily around the circle, or use a purchased wire frame.
To make a poppy cross, wind the grey wire all around the cross in a messy manner and anchor securely. Have enough that people can make extras to take home if they wish.
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