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Seasoning
Cor ad Cor Loquitur (Heart Speaks to Heart) |
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Topics for 2007-2008
In their book, The Circle of Life: The Heart’s Journey Through the Seasons, Joyce Rupp and Macrina Wiederkehr point out that although it may appear that spring/summer, autumn/winter are opposites, the current of life flows through each season linking one to the other in a balanced yin-yang relationship. This linking of opposite energies reflects the kinship of one thing flowing into another in a complementary way.” The author of Ecclesiastes finds the same tension of opposites in life’s seasons. He portrays life as a series of experiences, a mosaic, where each event, whether positive or negative, fills a place and a purpose that is essential for completion of the whole. Joyce and Macrina concur, asserting that “each [season] is a teacher. Each has its own truth and wisdom, its own challenge and gift. Each beckons us to come further, to live deeper, to find fuller meaning and purpose. Each season can be a mentor and guide for those who live with open hearts.” This year we will explore life’ seasons in the hope that we might live with fuller meaning and purpose.
October November December January February March April May Get Acquainted and Theme Introduction A Time to Keep and a Time to Throw Away A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance A Time to Keep Silence and a Time to Speak A Time to Embrace and a Time to Refrain from Embracing A Time to Seek and a Time to Lose A Time to Weep and a Time to Laugh A Time to Plant and a Time to Pluck Up What is Planted