Wellsprings Congregation

1) How does your love lead your learning? 2) What stories do you cling to about yourself? Who would you be if that story was in doubt?

Rev. Ken touches on his process of change and growth in the past year and shares a vision for promising times to come for our community.

Results of Response Team work, transition work going forward.

Rev. Ken recorded the following from his “To Be Solved or To Be Loved?” message, part of our “Being Here” series that he intended to give this morning at WellSprings. He’ll preach the whole message on Sunday, February 7th. But for now, he shares the following story about his recent trip to Haiti.

1) When has a relationship helped to change or shift the meaning of an event in your past? 2) Where might you open now to a new connection in your life?

When, in your life, has staying in place actually helped you to grow? What would help you to make peace with where you are right now?

How does love transform what you're looking at?

How is your heart at these holidays?

Sufi Poem: "The Sun Never Says" Often attributed to Hafiz.

In this Christmas eve message, we are invited to make room in our hearts.

What has most woken you up in this life? And how do you keep yourself awake?

How do you acknowledge your fear and/or anger about the state of the world, and still stay connected to love?

What are the funny, healing stories that you've shared with others? Who gets to see your true faces?

How can you build some "stop signs" into your life over the next month? What helps you steady yourself in slow moments? What practices help you remain open to the things that ground you?

How do you leave space for grieving? When in your life has a weakness become a strength?

When have you received a gift that you didn't have to earn? How might a new form of grace be emerging in your life right now?

1) What watershed moments in your life are you still unpacking the meaning of? 2) How have your watershed moments taught you to love?

1) How do you allow yourself to contain multitudes? 2) In situations of complexity, are you able to locate simplicity? If so, how so?

What the Response Team has been doing and personal stories from members of the team.

1) When have you experienced “falling” into something beautiful and good? 2) How did that experience change you? What were you afraid to let go of at the time?