“Mutuality, Multitude and Mess” – October 27th, 2024

Rev. Sophia preaching, with Laura Horn, Jean Gauthier, Justin Gordon, Charlyn Bethell, Guy Urban and the FPW Choir.

One of the greatest human challenges is making space in our minds and hearts for paradox, contradiction, and the outright messiness of life. Nature has a lot to teach us about this, as does religion. Let’s consider some of these sources as we try for a roomier way of being with one another. We will be blessed by Justin Gordon’s Journey of Faith and the stunning music of Jean Gauthier, Guy Urban and our choir! Slow down and give yourself the gift of church–we all need a sanctuary for our souls these days.

Reading:

“Clothesline,” by Marilyn Maciel

I
you
us
them
those people
wouldn’t it be lovely if one could
live
in a constant state
of we?
some of the most
commonplace
words can be some of the biggest
dividers:
they?
what if there was
no they ?
what if there
was only
us ?
if words could be seen as they floated out of our mouths would we feel no
shame
as they passed beyond
our lips?
if we were to string
our words
on a communal clothesline
would we feel proud
as our thoughts
flapped in the
breeze?