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Sunday September 18: worship at Marden
Tuesday September 30: discussion at Wares'
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Advice
Our Tuesday discussion group has roamed far and wide, but the last couple of weeks mostly circled around the theme of “prayer.” As I’ve reflected on our conversations I’ve also noticed that we also explored the idea of how important it is to us, as a group, to have these discussions. We’ve considered how much we’ve learned from each other over the years. We’ve appreciated the deepening relationships that come our of the experience.I really don’t have a final conclusion to an idea that I can tie a ribbon on and offer up as a “lesson for the day.” But I did find a poem I wrote many years ago that feels somehow connected to last Tuesday’s discussion. Here it is:
Advice for tomorrow
Know that what you seek
will not be what you will find;
what you learn will not be
what you’ve been taught;
what I might tell will not be
what you will hear.
But do not stop seeking
or listening or learning,
because there will always be
more to it than you first imagined
if you are willing to let it grow.
Today’s knowledge is
tomorrow’s mystery
and tomorrow’s mystery
may turn to wisdom
or understanding
or joy.
Today’s pain may turn to courage
or insight or compassion.
Whatever happens
don’t stop living
until you die.
Marion Smith
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