We spend much of our lives dragging around old wounds, regrets, and shame, often wishing they’d just go away so we can live freely and whole. But, what if our liberation and wholeness lie not in overcoming the unwanted parts of ourselves but rather in accepting and loving them just as they are? Guided by the words of Rilke and Rumi, let us explore what it really means to become whole.
Welcome
Greeting and Announcements
Territorial Acknowledgement
Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation
Opening Words: The Guest House, by Rumi
Opening Hymn: #188, Come, Come Whoever You Are
Time for All Ages: my heart, by corinna luyken
Reeb Benediction
Offertory
Candles of Joys and Sorrows
Reading: Letters to a Young Poet, by Ranier Marie Rilke
Meditation
Gift of Music: Alex Aguilar
Homily
Closing Hymn: #1011, Return Again
Closing Reading: The Journey, by Mary Oliver
Musical Benediction: There Is a Love
Embodying the Flame
Spoken Benediction
Topics: Emergence