We’ve talked a lot this month about ways we might center love in our relationships and our actions. And we know that we face challenges daily that pull us away from that center. This morning, we’ll explore some grounding ideas shared by Black writers and activists and people of faith, including understandings of love that include power and justice.
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Order of Service
- Gathering Song: #188 “Come, Come, Whoever You Are”
- Welcome
- Prelude: “What the World Needs Now” by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
- Call to Worship
- Lighting the Chalice and Musical Response
- Shared Music: “These Hands, This Heart” by Heather Pierson
- Time for All Ages: “The Perfect Heart” by Paulo Coelho
- Shared Music: Hymn #123 “Spirit of Life”
- Wisdom from the World’s Traditions, from Imani Perry, John Lewis, bell hooks, Howard Thurman, and Otis Moss III, with Reflections from the Rev. Karen Armina
- Offering: “People Get Ready” by Curtis Mayfield
- Joys and Sorrows
- Shared Music: Hymn #153 “Oh I Woke Up This Morning”
- Extinguishing the Chalice and Benediction
This Week’s Newsletter
Notes for Further Exploration and Reflection…
“To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients – care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust, as well as honest and open communication.” – bell hooks
Imani Perry — Breathe – A Letter to My Sons
John Lewis — 2013 Interview for On Being with John Lewis
bell hooks — All About Love: New Visions, More quotes from bell hooks
Howard Thurman — With Head and Heart: the Autobiography of Howard Thurman
Otis Moss III — Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times
Collage made in today’s service of ways we have shared and received love
Topics: Love