Learning to Love Oneself and Our Neighbors Through the Power of Community
Aliyah Kennedy will lead a two-week session focused on the importance of community and selfcare. She will lead a segment devoted to the importance of checking in with ourselves and our personal needs, so that we can find ways to be refreshed and continue our work. Touching on John Ortberg’s book Everybody’s Normal Till You Get to Know Them, we will also have a thought-provoking discussion about our fundamental need for engagement with others, with ourselves, and with God. Rather than hiding our anxieties, shortcomings and exhaustion, Ortberg uses our quirks and abnormalities as a tie that binds us together rather than divides us. Connecting with each other helps us encounter God’s love in tangible ways to discover the transforming power of being loved, accepted and valued just the way we are. If you tend to leave after worship or have never stayed for coffee hour or adult faith formation, challenge yourself to come February 11 and 18 at 11:20 a.m. in the chapel and connect more deeply with yourself, with God and with others.