“It is so very hard right now, but this will not last forever. It will end. I know you believe this too. Or if you do not, it’s okay because enough of us will believe for you.”
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Readings 22:00
Message: 31:32
Prayers: 41:44
Sermon Notes
Thank you, Rabbi David Wolpe, for you consistent inspiration during these trying times.
“Knowing you are worth something is everything. And we as a church are entrusted with that message – by Jesus we are called to bear the message that the most vulnerable are worth something, that the persecuted and punished, the broken and the beaten and the discarded are precious and foundational to the universe. ”
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Sermon 23:16
Prayers 38:09
Comm Time 44:01
Sermon Notes
The insight about abusive relationships and being black in America comes from this book — which I have yet to read but others recommend: James Cone — The Cross and the Lynching Tree.
Today is not just about reform or becoming more inclusive or becoming relevant or tweaking the worship to keep us all happy. Instead, it’s about the wholesale breakdown of every assumption of what it means to be church.
Sermon Notes
Thank you, Rev. Matt Keadle, for your ironical observations about our current Pentecost.
Curious? Read the fine print on reopening church for yourself.
To watch the video on considering discipleship during reopening, watch Larry Osborne.
Photo Credit, Iain Beveridge May 2020
Worship Notes
To watch Richard Rohr’s whole talk on prayer, visit The Work of the People: Prayer and Surrender.
And the one minute talk from Rabbi David Wolpe on prayer and the boat: Daily Inspiration.
To see the video of Prayers of the People by The Brilliance, see The Work of the People: Christ be with me.
Worship Notes
To watch Richard Rohr’s whole talk on prayer, visit The Work of the People: Prayer and Surrender.
And the one minute talk from Rabbi David Wolpe on prayer and the boat: Daily Inspiration.
To see the video of Prayers of the People by The Brilliance, see The Work of the People: Christ be with me.
Drowning in Headlines, Original Artwork by Grace Steele
Sermon Notes
The quotes from Joan Halifax come actually come from Pema Chodron and appeared in The Pause, a newsletter of onbeing.org.
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To watch Christine Vaulters Paintner read her beautiful poetry, visit The Work of the People.
To learn more about the work of Paul K. Chapelle, visit his website and support his work.
Sermon Notes
The story I quote today comes Rabbi David Wolpe and his minute long daily inspiration videos. To watch the whole clip, visit his project at Mt. Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.