This summer, we delve into the theme of “Sacred Places, Sacred Moments” hearing from our members about locations, physical spaces, situations, or moments in time in which they feel connected to or made room for the Divine.
During the height of the pandemic, we tried an experiment with Sacred Hikes and Strolls — taking our worship and prayer outdoors in a time when we wanted to be together and also practice safe social distancing. Remember that?
As we walked and talked intentionally in the Blue Hills, along Boston’s Emerald Necklace, Forest Hills Cemetery, Brookline’s Halls Pond, Waltham’s Prospect Hill and other outdoor spaces, I often wondered about the foresight of urban planners and conservationists to make sure these spaces would be available for future generations. Whenever I’m in New York City, I make it a point to bike along the Hudson down the West Side parks and in Central Park, giving thanks for former Brookline resident Frederick Law Olmstead and his creative use of that land. Without people like him, Manhattan and other urban spaces could have become only wall-to-wall buildings.
One of our longtime members, Ricardo A, is one of these kind of planners and visionaries. Someone who experiences the Divine in outdoor spaces and uses his skills as a landscape architect to enhance and preserve natural spaces for humans to enjoy and connect with Creation.
On Sunday, he will share his own thoughts on the sacred in outdoor spaces and lead us in thinking about our own natural sanctuaries.
Come Sunday and take a deep breath!
In faith,
Kent
Sacred Places, Sacred Moments
Sundays, 10am downstairs in Willett Hall
July 21 Ricardo A.
July 28 Bob F.
August 4 Stella L.
August 11 Deb H.
August 18 TBD
August 25 Justin A.
September 1 Kate H.
Photo of Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, by Ricardo A.
