Epoché

From Ikon

Sunday 10th June, 2007

Epoché : an exploration of the idea that world must be lost in order to be regained

Liturgy

Epoché; the heart of liturgy;
an hour of peace, lived together as if the world had dissolved;
our beliefs, judgements, payoffs, economies, competition, all suspended.

We know that this epoché moment will not, this time, last forever

The suspension of our beliefs draws to an end as we face life’s decisions
but we decide to be mindful of how we live them out

We remember that although our beliefs are precious,
our neighbours are priceless.

We hold our ideas lightly, and our views of the world humbly;
it took time & experience to mould them;
time & experience may yet remould them.

We are more than our beliefs; we are people.
We are less than our beliefs; we share our humanity.

Before this hour ends, we save a moment of epoché

The world which was lost for one sacred hour is now regained.
Our faith is both more and less than our beliefs
and as we leave, we keep a memorial to epoché close to remind us of this moment.