Sunday, May 25
Living Love Through the Practice of Imagination
A Soul Matters Sharing Circle
We’re taught that Imagination’s great gift is improvement; its deep magic lies in the way it can reshape our reality. We are urged to imagine the world we dream of. A world with more justice. More peace. More love.
As we further explore the gift of Imagination, we discover that it also populates our lives: for example, we are accompanied when we put on a piece of jewelry worn by an ancestor, feeling their presence. Imagination also illuminates our lives: this force that drives us forward toward a better future also pulls the sacred into our impoverished present.
Imagination is what transforms trees from potential firewood into wise friends. Imagination is what moves us from lording over the natural world to seeing ourselves as part of it. Every day experiences become precious, even mystical. The ocean is able to speak, telling us that we are freer and have more choices than we think. And a simple act of kindness from a stranger shimmers, and through it life says to our burdened heart, “This soon shall pass. Everything will be ok.” Imagination gives the world a soul; it enables us to hear the world speak.
So friends, this month, do everything you can to soak in the many gifts and messages of imagination. It’s not just shouting, “Improve the world!” It’s also pleading, “Let the world come alive!”
This month, let’s invite one another into living love through Imagination.
Youth ages 13-18 are encouraged to participate in our Circle. For children up to age 6: Nursery Care is available. For children ages 7-12: Children will be meeting in Union Hall.
COVID Safety: Masks are optional. Please, if you’re not feeling well, do stay home! Many thanks for your kind consideration!
Facilitated by Nan Rogers:
– Member since 2010
– Hudson MA Red Tent Founder/Facilitator
– UCMH Lay Leader
– Candidate for Interfaith Chaplaincy Ordination through ChIME (Chaplaincy Institute of Maine)
All are welcome to join us following the service for conversation and light refreshments in Union Hall.
“What is now proved was once only imagined.”
– William Blake
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