December 4, 2022- Waiting for the Coming Dreams

Winter is a time of turning inward, a time where the nights are longer and so too is our time for dreaming. December is a month in which we experience ever shorter days, the longest night, and then the turning toward the long days of summer again. It is also a month in which some amongst us share stories about a light that held out against hope and others tell of the coming of a singular light to the world. As we begin this time of beginnings, as we enter this month of waiting, of dreaming, of telling stories and remembering in our bones the turning of the earth, the turning of the seasons, and the turning of our tradition, we gather on Sunday to start at the beginning. We’ll revisit beginnings, wonder about what came before the beginning, where we’re situated in the line of beginnings and endings, and incline our hearts toward what we hear when we’re dreaming in the dark.   Singing to Gather- Come Thou Fount of Ev'ry Blessing (:30) Words of Welcome- Rev. Jen Crow (1:20) Time for All Ages- Rev. Jen Crow (8:58) Prayer and Cycle of Life- Rev. Jen Crow (16:18) Message- Waiting for the Coming Dreams- Rev. Arif Mamdani (23:21) Holiday Giving Introduction- Isabel Quast (44:55) Offertory- Franco Holder, piano Hymn- Blue Boat Home (50:41) Benediction- Rev. Arif Mamdani (53:38)