It is a truism these days to say we live in times of significant change—but that doesn’t mean it isn’t true! In many ways, we’re entering a new world culturally and nationally, and also locally and as a congregation.

How can we best appreciate the real impact of the feeling that we’re always encountering something new? How can we honor the ways that the new world feels scary and at the same time keep open to possibilities for hope or creativity? What sort of practice might help us to stay centered and honor our whole selves at the same time as we strive to honor the whole selves of those around us?