Creativity

In the month of May, we are exploring the theme of Creativity.

Rev. Kristy Stuart will start us off with a consideration of creativity as a spiritual practice. Many of us might already have some creative practice that connects with our spirituality. Or we might deny our creativity for any number of reasons. Maybe there are unexpected ways we can give ourselves permission to be imperfectly creative so that we engage our spirituality more deeply.

On May 14, we’ll explore a particular challenge in our society: Aging creatively. In some cultures, a rite of passage marks one’s passage into elderhood. American culture often fails to bestow honor and care to our sages, though. So, we may have to take it upon ourselves to age creatively and well. And our community might be a resource for that journey.

Our Coming of Age class will share their personal Credos on May 21, with music chosen by and performed by several of our talented young people.  

Finally, on May 28, we’ll take a look at the creative work you have all done toward a congregational covenant in advance of our Annual Meeting on June 4. Hopefully, we will see in those mutual promises a vision for the community we want to co-create.

Honestly, we could probably spend a year on the theme of creativity. Our role as creators is something we might not think about very intentionally. And yet, we are constantly creating. Every day, in nearly every waking, we engage in the act of creation.

The assumptions we make, the stories we tell about ourselves and others, the things that we speak into existence, even the way that we say them, all create the lives we experience. And our creation influences what other people create, too.

So, as we approach this brief month of skimming the surface of Creativity, I invite you to consider what you are creating.

What stories are you telling about yourself and your relationships? Are they empowering or

disempowering stories?

To what are you giving your word? How might you create a beautiful masterpiece just by wisely saying Yes and No with integrity?

And what shall we create together as a congregation? To what do we emphatically and honestly say Yes? And what must we say No to in order to co-create wholeness and well-being?     

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