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Summer in the Psalms

The Psalms have been the church’s prayer book for three thousand years, and they got the job by refusing to pretend. Over four Sundays we’ll pray four very different psalms: awe under a sky too big for us, trust through the dark valley, thanksgiving for what we barely survived, and, yes, one Sunday of raw rage, because the Psalms give us permission to bring God even the prayers we’re ashamed of. Come pray the whole range with us.

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Rev. Tom Hathaway - November 2, 2025

To Live Is to Suffer?

What do the Buddha and the book of Job have in common? Quite a lot, it turns out. Both confront the same hard truth: life hurts, and it doesn’t always make sense. But while the Buddha finds peace in letting go of everything that changes, Job finds peace in discovering that—even in the ashes—he has not been let go of. This sermon explores those two ancient responses to suffering and what they might still teach us when the job disappears, the doctor calls with hard news, or the prayers we’ve prayed go unanswered.

Scripture References: Job 1:1-22

 

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