Sunday Message

Sunday Message

Sunday Message

"Scabs are mercy. New skin is grace." A little scrawl on the street inspired ministerial intern Lee Paczulla in this message about the Christian rock song "Worn" by Tenth Avenue North. She discusses her own wounds, scars, and the gifts they have to offer.

"Scabs are mercy. New skin is grace." A little scrawl on the street inspired ministerial intern Lee Paczulla in this message about the Christian rock song "Worn" by Tenth Avenue North. She discusses her own wounds, scars, and the gifts they have to offer.

How do we heal from painful legacies? Leonard Cohen sang these words: "Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything; that's how the light gets it." Rev. Ken Beldon says at midlife, we can make better sense of what we inherited and leave behind a legacy of healing.

How do we heal from painful legacies? Leonard Cohen sang these words: "Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything; that's how the light gets it." Rev. Ken Beldon says at midlife, we can make better sense of what we inherited and leave behind a legacy of healing.

At midlife, we reflect on Emily Dickinson's insight: "Because I could not stop for Death, Death kindly stopped for me..." How has the awareness of your mortality, or the mortality of those you care about, deepened your spiritual journey? Rev. Ken Beldon quotes Lou Reed and Neil deGrasse Tyson in his message, "When I Leave This Joint At Some Further Point."

At midlife, we reflect on Emily Dickinson's insight: "Because I could not stop for Death, Death kindly stopped for me..." How has the awareness of your mortality, or the mortality of those you care about, deepened your spiritual journey? Rev. Ken Beldon quotes Lou Reed and Neil deGrasse Tyson in his message, "When I Leave This Joint At Some Further Point."

At midlife we often bump up against some frustrating limits. How can knowing our limitations at midlife teach us greater joy? Connection? Caring for our own life and the lives of others? In understanding the joy of limited possibilities, we can discover a more profound realization of our gifts.