Sunday, December 7, 10:30 am –
Care for Self, Care for World –
Rev. Shana Lynngood, Homilist –
John Hopewell, Worship Associate
We begin our exploration of this month’s theme, communities of care, by looking at the concentric circles of caring.
In these times, I have been puzzling over the tension between caring for oneself and caring for the larger world. We are told they are opposites.
Caring for self is selfish and limited in all of the worst kinds of ways. Caring for the larger world, especially in this moment of crisis is essential. What if we can do both? What if they are integrally related?
How does caring for ourselves help us to care for others and the planet? Can we do all three at once?