The Long Haul
What does it mean, as a person of faith, to take a long haul view? What sustains us for the long haul? How do we stay connected to one another, make room for joy, surprise, and discomfort, stay grounded, and do our best to “love the hell out of this world,” knowing that nothing will ever be entirely completed within our lifetime?
This Thanksgiving weekend, join us for a multigenerational service at 9:30 or 11:15 a.m. Children ages 4 and up attend the service with their families.
Listen to the Call to Worship and Sermon:
Order of Service: November 27 Order of Service
Offering Recipient: MUUSJA – Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance (give here)
November Worship Theme: Making Space for Discomfort
M. Scott Peck writes: “The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” Most of us want to get to the end of an uncomfortable situation, or an unfulfilled time as soon as humanly possible. We often will choose a questionable equilibrium over a generative imbalance any day. But what if we placed the mantle of discomfort squarely upon our shoulders, and embraced it as our greatest spiritual teacher. This month, we practice making space for discomfort and the truer answers it has to teach.
