Things That Make You Go Hmmm

An address by the Rev. Rob MacPherson - recorded on Sunday, 7th July, 2019 in the Unitarian Meeting House in Adelaide. Rob's address today is all about canvassing members on the hard questions of Life and is using the July newsletter to identify issues that make us go "Hmmm..." - questions we get stuck on - that "bug us" - that keep us awake in the wee small hours and which we never seem to get resolved. Rob is not suggesting that he can provide neat and ready answers to perennial and intractable problems but is seeking direction from us on those relevant and important issues we might want looked at through the lens of our Unitarian Principles.
Rob asks "How do we move forward as a church in changing and challenging times?". He suggests that part of the answer lies in a story - "The Stone Soup" - first told to him by his Grandmother and carried down through the generations from his Great-Great-Grandmother. It is set during the Irish Potato Famine.
At least some of the answer lies in the development of a "We Consciousness" which is the very essence of the Kingdom of God - here on earth. Rob closes with a benediction of some new and relevant beatitudes for a Unitarian Church like ours, seeking to stay and grow together during times of challenge and change.