From start to finish, that’s what life is all about, preaches Father Phil: developing our souls. And when we open ourselves up to God’s influence in every season, our deepest destiny is fulfilled.
Mark the end of Pride Month with a community gathering that will celebrate LGBTQ+ life while providing space to grieve, name our fears and anxieties, and look toward the future with hope. A guided discussion and light meal will be followed by a reflective, affirming service in Trinity Church. For online attendees, the service will be livestreamed starting at 6:45pm. Open to all; LGBTQ+ community members as well as allies are invited to take part. Spanish facilitation will be offered during in-person group discussion. Facilitated by Trinity’s Pastoral Care team in collaboration with the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute (PSI).
Sunday’s Gospel story, in which Jesus calls the disciples to venture across the sea into the unknown, “leaves spaces that invite us, or require us, to get involved,” to bring ourselves to the story, preaches the Rev. Elizabeth Blunt.
“What must we do to sow seeds of peace that can grow into shelter in our times?” asks Mother Kristen in her Sunday sermon. Jesus wants us to expand our way of seeing so that our way of living can follow, she tells us.
Watch the highlight discussion between Bruni and the Rev. Phillip A. Jackson about how the U.S. got here and what it will take to break the hold of our grudges.
In a world rife with selfish ambition, Jesus invites us to a practice of spiritual discernment, preaches the Rev. Elizabeth Blunt, to learn a way of being that distinguishes between “things that are holy and life-giving and things that diminish and disintegrate.”
