Topic: Repair

Urgent Slowing

Order of Service for November 17, 2024 Bayo Akomolafe, a Nigerian writer and professor of psychology, shares as an African saying: “The times are urgent; let us slow down.” Today we explore the wisdom of that saying and how we might lean into–and lean on–our values as we navigate a complicated, confusing, and difficult time. … Continue reading Urgent Slowing

We Hold It, Together

We are in a time of risk and fear and grief for ourselves and those we love. We gather together to be present to one another and to create sanctuary for one another. We can feel all these feelings. As “Black Liturgies” author Cole Arthur Riley has written: “INHALE This is too much to hold. … Continue reading We Hold It, Together