Fear and Flourishing

Rev Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on October 29, 2023. So often, we think of fear as a feeling to avoid. Why then, do we also sometimes revel in it - like during this time of Halloween or through horror movies, extreme sports, or scary amusement park rides? We will examine how fear is probably necessary for our survival and how our response to it can either sabotage our well-being or enrich it. In a world that can so often seem frightening, how might a spiritual practice of listening to our fear turn that fear toward flourishing?