Hello Beloved,

Anyone remember that story recorded in 3 of the 4 gospels–the story of the man who hadn’t walked in years? He was paralyzed. He had friends who had heard of Jesus, heard of the things Jesus could do. They knew this man’s paralysis was beyond their power to heal, but they had enough moxie to carry him to the house where Jesus was staying, to drag him up to the roof when nobody made way for them to the door, and to cut a hole in the roof to let him down at Jesus’ feet. They were the rooftop people: not healers, but ones who paved the way for it.

We’ve built a small group out of this story: for anyone in a caregiving profession [health care, therapy, social work, teaching, ministry, et alia] who knows when they’re out of their depth–and knows, too, perhaps all they can do is heave and ho, not alone but with others, to bring those in need of healing into a space where healing happens, into the presence of One who can heal. Our small group, Rooftop People, comes back together this Sunday after hiatus: meeting after worship, 11:30, in the Chapel, for thelogical reflection and prayer, and every first Sunday of the month thereafter. If you need us, won’t you join us?

Deep seekers and lovers of God and archetype, a brochure for a brief conference at BU just came across my desk. I’m going, and I’d love you to join me if you’re interested: “Exploring Spirituality in Self and Others Through (Jungian) Psychological Type,” on Wednesday October 28, in the afternoon. Those of you who became fascinated with type after the church retreats we did on Myers-Briggs and Enneagram might find this a useful time. The link is:

www.bu.edu/danielsen/spirithealth

Finally, we don’t need to wait for a conference to tell us how to do it: we work on spirit-health every day, in our prayers alone, in our talk together. Want to talk or pray with me? I’ll be keeping a booth warm at the Diesel, tomorrow morning, Wednesday, 8-10a.

blessings,
Molly