Broken Hearts and Mosaic Healing
Today’s Topic:
When our hearts break – at the grief in our own life, at the state of the world, about losses and tragedies – we sometimes want to make the pieces the same as they were. But it doesn’t work. What if healing is making a mosaic with those beautiful colors and powerful shapes? What if the breaking is one thing but the healing is many things?
The Rev. Dr. Matthew Johnson is a Congregational Life Consultant for the MidAmerica Region of the UUA, working primarily with pastoral size congregations across the Midwest. He’s also a third-generation Unitarian Universalist, a parent of two teenagers, a big nerd, and a lover our faith. He has served in more leadership roles in Unitarian Universalism than a person could shake a stick if a person did shake sticks, He has served for more than 20 years in parish ministry in congregations in MN, WI, CO, and IL. A graduate of Whitman College, Meadville Lombard Theological School, and Iliff School of Theology, he’s also the author of Newborn Bards: A Theology of Preaching For Unitarian Universalists. He’s been to all 50 states, and walked pilgrimages in Israel, Transylvania, New England, Ireland, and 560 miles of the Camino de Santiago in Spain.
Worship Team:
The Rev. Dr. Matthew Johnson
Tristan Strelitzer, Choral Director
Tom Hester, Worship Associate
Livestream at 10:00 am:
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Social Hour: Join us for coffee or tea in the Leenhouts Common Room after service to meet friends, old and new.
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Parking: Our church has no parking lot. Lincoln School for the Arts lot: The entrance is located 1 short block west of First Church, on Marshall, just south of Ogden. Jewish Family Services lot: JFS welcomes us to use their parking lot on Sundays. It is located 3 blocks west of the church, on Van Buren near Knapp St. We also rely on street parking in our neighborhood. Here is a map with details.
First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee is a progressive church for spiritual community, social justice, and intellectual freedom. Visitors to First Church are always welcome!
