Healing is not a surprising theme for a spiritual community to address, but the range of thoughts and practices to consider can be daunting. We can wonder about what needs to be healed in our own lives and the lives of those we love, in our society, across our differences, and for the sake of our world. Reflections on healing take us deep into our experience of living and how we have been shaped by the challenges we’ve encountered. There’s that old adage, “It’s not what happens to you, but how you respond,” that reminds us that healing is an interactive process.

People will answer the question, “What has healed you?” with so many different perspectives. Healing is personal and interpersonal, it’s spiritual and physical, it requires struggle and it also comes as a gift. The yearning to be healed and to feel whole in our lives is integral to our spiritual growth. We benefit more than we realize from the presence of a community of caring with the capacity to hold us and encourage us as we move through our journeys toward wholeness. In whatever form that journey takes, the felt sense of being healed is a source of great gratitude and can transform our lives with new vitality and hope.  .

This month in our Sunday Services, the Sharing Circles, and new fall programs there are many opportunities to explore the role of healing in our lives and in our shared life in community together.

I look forward to our journey together,

Rev. Frances