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Be Love: "I'm about community building and having people be their real full selves."
Tirah Echols Keal is a 5th generation Swedenborgian minister’s kid. She graduated from Bryn Athyn College with a bachelor’s degree in religion. She is on track to graduate from seminary with her MDiv in May 2027.
Tirah has been married to Solomon Keal (who was ordained as a minster for the General Church in 2012) since 2001, and is the proud mom of five wonderful humans.
Tirah has a passion for building spiritual community and creating welcoming space for all, with a special awareness of LGBTQIA+ people of all ages. Tirah has seen a need for opening a spiritually engaged community space that truly welcomes all in the Huntingdon Valley/Bryn Athyn area where she lives. To serve this need, she is in the process of building Bloomhaven Spiritual Community Center and is taking every opportunity to gather all the wisdom on how best to do so.
Keywords
love, compassion, vulnerability, LGBTQ, healing, community, spirituality, personal growth, church, acceptance
Summary
In this conversation, Sage and Tirah explore the profound themes of love, compassion, and the journey of healing. They discuss the importance of acknowledging personal and collective pain, the need for safe spaces that foster vulnerability, and the distinction between understanding and compassion in the healing process. Tirah shares her vision for Bloom Haven Spiritual Community, a welcoming space for all, particularly for the LGBTQ community, emphasizing the importance of acceptance and support in spiritual growth.
Takeaways
Love often reveals itself through our past experiences.
Suffering can lead to deeper compassion and empathy.
Creating safe spaces is essential for vulnerability.
Understanding and compassion are not the same.
Naming pain is crucial for healing.
Community support can transform individual suffering.
Vulnerability can set the tone for deeper connections.
Healing requires acknowledging both personal and collective pain.
Spiritual growth is a journey of learning and acceptance.
The vision for Bloom Haven is to create an inclusive community.
Sound bites
“Love moves in hindsight.”
“Leaning into the gifts that it can be rather than sitting in the resentment that I could feel.”
“We need to name the pain to heal.”
“it’s not that we’re meant to suffer. It’s that suffering happens and it is meant for our growth. “
“I want the church to be a place where we can be vulnerable and go deep.”
“We’re not asked to be perfect. We’re asked to be loving.”
Chapters
00:00 The Journey of Love and Compassion
10:27 Navigating Personal and Collective Pain
19:45 Creating Safe Spaces for Vulnerability
29:42 Understanding vs. Compassion in Healing
39:06 The Vision for Bloom Haven Spiritual Community
Our Theme Music is “I Love it,” by Luke Concannon www.lukeconcannon.com
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit worshipislife.substack.com
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By Be LoveTirah Echols Keal is a 5th generation Swedenborgian minister’s kid. She graduated from Bryn Athyn College with a bachelor’s degree in religion. She is on track to graduate from seminary with her MDiv in May 2027.
Tirah has been married to Solomon Keal (who was ordained as a minster for the General Church in 2012) since 2001, and is the proud mom of five wonderful humans.
Tirah has a passion for building spiritual community and creating welcoming space for all, with a special awareness of LGBTQIA+ people of all ages. Tirah has seen a need for opening a spiritually engaged community space that truly welcomes all in the Huntingdon Valley/Bryn Athyn area where she lives. To serve this need, she is in the process of building Bloomhaven Spiritual Community Center and is taking every opportunity to gather all the wisdom on how best to do so.
Keywords
love, compassion, vulnerability, LGBTQ, healing, community, spirituality, personal growth, church, acceptance
Summary
In this conversation, Sage and Tirah explore the profound themes of love, compassion, and the journey of healing. They discuss the importance of acknowledging personal and collective pain, the need for safe spaces that foster vulnerability, and the distinction between understanding and compassion in the healing process. Tirah shares her vision for Bloom Haven Spiritual Community, a welcoming space for all, particularly for the LGBTQ community, emphasizing the importance of acceptance and support in spiritual growth.
Takeaways
Love often reveals itself through our past experiences.
Suffering can lead to deeper compassion and empathy.
Creating safe spaces is essential for vulnerability.
Understanding and compassion are not the same.
Naming pain is crucial for healing.
Community support can transform individual suffering.
Vulnerability can set the tone for deeper connections.
Healing requires acknowledging both personal and collective pain.
Spiritual growth is a journey of learning and acceptance.
The vision for Bloom Haven is to create an inclusive community.
Sound bites
“Love moves in hindsight.”
“Leaning into the gifts that it can be rather than sitting in the resentment that I could feel.”
“We need to name the pain to heal.”
“it’s not that we’re meant to suffer. It’s that suffering happens and it is meant for our growth. “
“I want the church to be a place where we can be vulnerable and go deep.”
“We’re not asked to be perfect. We’re asked to be loving.”
Chapters
00:00 The Journey of Love and Compassion
10:27 Navigating Personal and Collective Pain
19:45 Creating Safe Spaces for Vulnerability
29:42 Understanding vs. Compassion in Healing
39:06 The Vision for Bloom Haven Spiritual Community
Our Theme Music is “I Love it,” by Luke Concannon www.lukeconcannon.com
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit worshipislife.substack.com