Summer Patchwork Puzzles as Spiritual Practice

July 8, 2021

Sometimes life is a puzzle. You have to dump out all the pieces on the table and start somewhere with trying to piece things together. Sometimes you find the missing piece, right under your nose! This Sunday, our theme within our Summer Patchwork will be “Puzzles as Spiritual Practice in a Puzzling World.” A journey of faith can certainly be puzzling, but is faith a puzzle to be solved? I would love to hear what you think.

Everything Changes
In our sermon series we are exploring how our brains were designed to be suspicious of change, and for good reason–homeostasis in good measure helps us thrive, protecting us from danger. But if we look closely at what the Creator set in motion, we find that change is the most constant part of life and necessary for animating our spirits as we find renewed purpose throughout life. Jesus advocated for changes that would keep us moving toward greater goodness!  “Everything Changes” John 12:20-26 In our scripture this week Jesus asks us to let go of life “as it is” in order to create and multiply the love that is eternal. What feels like the chaos, or recklessness, of change is the breaking-open of possibility and the sprouting of new life. This is what it means to follow the change-maker Jesus and serve his purpose of more love in the world. -Pastor Courtney

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