Draw The Circle Wider
Draw the circle wider was the theme of our ministry the metaphor we used for our mission to think expansively and to prepare for a future where we would not fairly passively expect people to find us on sunday mornings but would intentionally create a program and community life that reached out to them.
Draw the circle wider. Some will say there shouldn t be a circle at all and i generally agree however if you read the lyrics you will see that essentially everyone ends up inside the circle. Draw the circle wide sermon for a very long time i have been fascinated by our human ability and our religious calling to care for wider and wider circles of people. Reinhold niebuhr wrote about these concentric circles of our concern from a theological perspective.
When added to music composed by mark miller it becomes an anthem of unity for all people all cultures and all generations. The combined choirs of first united methodist church dallas perform draw the circle wide composed by mark miller. We sang the song draw the circle wide at church a few weeks ago and it fits well with this blog.
Hand extended i d introduce myself and smile. Draw the circle wide. At cocktail parties when i d rather hug the wall than interrupt a formed group dad s voice echoed draw a wider circle and i did.
Draw a wider circle and i would. I first read about it in seminary. Edwin markham he drew a circle that shut me out heretic rebel a thing to flout but love and i had the wit to win we drew a circle and took him in.
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Miller abingdon press draw the circle wide. Dana effler is the director of the chancel choir and the variations youth choir. The choral stream 5 988 views.
