United Church of Christ
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The Minnesota Conference United Church of Christ (UCC) equips a courageous Church alive with Christ’s transforming love.
Scripture Text | Psalm 138
Three Wonderings
1
What is unknown right now?
2
What moments of awe or wonder have I experienced?
3
What does it feel like to trust God?
Children’s Picture Books
Spiritual Practice
Join Rev. Emily Meyer, Director of The Ministry Lab, as she invites you to wonder and reflect in an audio recording.
Creative Project
Shadows Play
observational, creative, 3+
Materials: Paper, drawing materials OR chalk for outdoor sidewalk drawings
How To: Keep an eye out for interesting shadows, inside or outside.
“Play” with them by outlining what you see on paper or with chalk on the sidewalk
Time it takes: 5 min+
Podcasts
The Science of Happiness episode, Can You Find Wonder in the Ordinary?: “When was the last time you felt connected to something bigger than yourself? Award-winning cellist Yumi Kendall looks, and listens, for moments of awe.
Wow in the World episode, What in the Wow?! The Science of Awe: “Why in the world has Mindy has turned her old ice cream truck into a mini museum of Wow on Wheels? And how in the world will this “rolling thunder of science and wonder” inspire a sense of AWE in the neighborhood? It’s the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and Wow in the world of Awe and Wonder!”
The Moth Radio Hour episode, I See You. “In this hour, stories about clarity and perspective. Seeing one another, feeling seen, and seeing oneself with the veil lifted.”