Often, when people are told that they will never again be capable of doing something, they respond defiantly, "Watch me." Then they work hard to prove the speaker wrong, while proving to themselves that they can, indeed, do that thing. Climbing mountains, learning a new language, walking after a debilitating accident. These things all take the combination of inspiration, motivation and determination that we call resilience. Order of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/132jBb4SMc_ZuE5qiSDvmuXO5Oo9TR-XmZkaYA2JEudk/edit?tab=t.0

More Messages from The Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins

From Monthly: "Embodying Resilience"

Our theme this month invites us to consider our world, our community, and our lives in the light of the practice of Embodying Resilience. What do we carry within our bodies that guides us, helps us endure, heals us, or that gets in our way? In our hearts and minds? What relationships, practices, vistas, music, art, foods, readings, or activities give us hope and strength when we are grieving or outraged, struggling or spent? Which of these can we lend or share with others? Which can we accept from others? How is resilience like and unlike renewal?