In The Belly of the Whale
Sharing Sunday
Title: “In the Belly of the Whale”
Rev. Ruth MacKenzie
(Yom Kippur Worship)
In the high holy days of the Jewish New Year, we explore a powerful, spiritual technology practiced by our neighbors in faith: teshuvah (to return or repent). As the leaves are turning, as the birds are turning south, as the season turns, so we turn in honest self-evaluation as individuals and a community. We acknowledge where we’ve fallen short, to creatively move forward, and begin again in love. We practice this time of turning in community, to revive our lives, to renew our faith, and remember that life is connection.
Worship Theme: Keeping it Real
Every so often we need to clean out the spiritual closet. The stack of games we’ve played on ourselves or others have fallen on our heads just one too many times. It’s time to make an accurate assessment of our disarray and discontent, keep what we need, and discard what we don’t. In this way, we make room for the whole and the holy in our lives. This month we will be talking about the importance taking spiritual inventory and keeping it real.
