Sunday, November 24, 9:00 a.m. in the Guild Room — Sunday Morning Live Faith, Formation & Fellowship: Gratitude.

With Susan Brown.

“It comes at us from every direction at this time of year, doesn’t it – be grateful for what you have been given – it’s Thanksgiving!” Gratitude is something deeper than green bean casserole, though, or in some families, the turkey that became the tamales and those are what we really crave! Gratitude is awareness of gifts and beauty in our lives often existing right beside undeniable pain. As the Buddhist teacher and psychologist Jack Kornfield said: ‘Gratitude is the confidence in life itself. In it, we feel how the same force that pushes grass through cracks in the sidewalk invigorates our own life.’ Come join this interactive exploration. Bring both your “cracks in the sidewalk” and your experiences of gratitude.

Facilitated by Susan Brown, long-time parishioner and Administrator of By Your Side, an ECS Compassion Program.