“I don’t just have a news problem. I have an imagination problem. The constant barrage of media and information takes up so much of my attention that it crowds out everything else, all possibility; the violence and endless isms and oppression and war and climate disaster, the constant and disturbingly flippant refrain in everyday conversation that “The world is on fire” – it is easy to get swept up, to be consumed by it all…”
An encouraging and uplifting exploration of the needs and meaning of mourning, moving beyond the myth of linear, staged grieving and the cultural platitudes we learn early in life to deflect grief. The series concludes with an opportunity to consider advanced care planning as a gift of love to your families. This Sunday’s service covers receiving ongoing support from others.
Wisdom sometimes arrives unbidden from unexpected places. And what seems at first glance to be a piece of broken glass may turn out to be a gem if you just look at it from a different angle. Elizabeth DeCoux offers a sermon about finding the unexpected, even when you don’t realize you’re looking for anything.
