We are not always traveling along paths of sure footing. There are times when we have to cross bridges to move from one path to another or from one shore to the next. We will look together at some of the ways traversing these distances lead us ever more to fully integrated and full lives.
Power is a loaded word these days—more often than not it is seen as something that is bad. And, indeed there are plenty of examples of how power can be used to harm. But,the question might be: what do we do with our power? We want to use it well.
Our ancestors had dreams of a new world where they could do more than survive. But their dream is a bit tattered now and it’s time for a new dream. What should it look like? How can we get there?
What is our form of democracy within our church and how can we be “democracy healers” manifesting and activating our understanding of freedom outside our beloved community?
The poet William Stafford said, “The earth says every summer have a ranch that’s minimum: one tree, one well, a landscape that proclaims a universe.” So as we head into summer, what is your universe? What is it that you need this summer? Spaciousness, fun, adventure?
The future is a nebulous unknown. That which is yet to be often leaves us with more questions than answers. How best do we move forward into our becoming, fulfilling the potential deep within us?
