Mosaic Worship Art Experiment

This sacred space practice was demonstrated at Wild Goose Festival and simply involves balls of yarn and a tree. This would be a perfect thing for house churches to do, especially, but any community that can move out into an outdoor space with an available tree can participate. I think we might be doing this soon at our faith community!

Here's their description from the Wild Goose Festival program:

"We are drawn from varied paths, pasts, and traditions. And God is weaving us into a beautiful fabric. Different colors, different shapes and sizes, a tapestry of God's grace and love. Join us to create, engage and participate in the great story of God."

Eric Herron at Clayfire posted this reflection:

"The 'Sacred Space' worship for Friday evening was curated by Lilly Lewin, Martin Poole and friends. As part of the gathering, people were asked to take a ball of yarn, wrap it around their wrist and hand (or throw) it to another person. As they passed the yarn, people were invited to share ‘some of your story.’ By the end, everyone was woven together in a web of interconnectedness. After singing a song of unity, people were invited to break the yarn into three pieces and weave it into a personal bracelet to wear as a prayer reminder. At the end of the time, everyone was asked to pick up the remaining yarn balls and toss them up into the tree near the worship space. For the next two days, this tree – with its unity yarn rainbow – was a focus of prayer for everyone at the festival. It was also a reminder of the way we are united with God and each other, in Jesus, through the Holy ‘Goose.’"

Here are a couple of other photos that give an even better picture of what this looked like:
(Photos by Sara Acosta)