This Labor Day sermon has its sights on the peculiarity of the notion of a "jobless recovery." With the emphasis on economic debt and not economic life, we are becoming less and less able to uphold one another in society.
Starting September 11, Worship Service and Sunday School begin at 10:30 am.
This day marks ten years since the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. Calling it an "anniversary" in attempts to memorialize the violation will not bring us to wholeness. Today, along with our water communion, we will ponder risking new logic toward healing, wholeness and global citizenry.
Today is our annual water communion.
Bring water from a cherished place in your summer days—either from your kitchen sink or a faraway land.
We mingle the waters, symbolizing the mingling of our experiences in community.
RE Registration and "Sundae Sunday" follow the service.
So much of our suffering in society and within comes from our need to be "the best," "the leader," "number one." In competitive sports, this is a dynamic of play, though sometimes corrupted, gives meaning and joyful focus to our encounters. But, obsessing over being "number one" in society corrodes our ability to truly see ourselves, let alone others.
One way to find our way through the hopes and dreams of our lives is to determine what is enough and chill about the rest. We so often fuel the need for more and better and the next best thing. Coming to a place of "enough," we can learn gratitude on deeper and deeper levels.