Diving Deeper

REFLECTION PROMPTS

• How do you understand the difference between independence and interdependence.
• Is land merely a source of belongings, or is it the source of our most profound sense of belonging?
• What do you think of the African term Ubuntu which means “I am because we are.” Do you see ubuntu in congregational life? Family life?
• Do you find it easier to think about interdependence in terms of the environment or in terms of the human community? 

QUOTES

• All of us need all of us to make it.” – Rev. Julián Jamaica Soto
  “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb
• “I’ve come to believe… we already know our oneness with each other, so the process of coming to consciousness… is a process of recollecting. When we awake… We will understand that we have never been alone.” – Rob Spielgel
• “Who am I?” inevitably leads to a deeper one, “Whose am I?” – Douglas Steere

BOOKS

• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

• The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
• The Inner Life of Animals by Peter Wohlleben
• Community: The Structure of Belonging by Peter Block

MOVIES

• My Octopus Teacher
• The Elephant Whisperers
• The Hottest August
• The World Before Your Feet

MUSIC

• For some music on our theme of Justice and Equity see the monthly Soul Matters playlist on Spotify here  or on YouTube here.

ON THE INTERNET

• Ubuntu: The Essence of Being Human, Bishop Desmond Tutu 
• Fighting Climate Change with Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfrC_tBSl_k
• To Save The Climate, Reimagine Capitalism
• Living in the Shelter of Each Other  

To find the Minister’s Monthly Message click Here!

To find the Minister’s Monthly Spiritual Challenge click Here!