Check out the Church Calendar (uuclb.org)
Many activities are now posted on our church calendar
I’m still not seeing some of our previous in-person groups shifted over to Zoom
If you need help please contact me.
And I’d love to see some new groups
Parent support group?
Looking for work support group?
Book discussion/Movie discussion 
Singles group – our church used to have a very exciting singles group
If you’d like to organize something, let me know

Join me for Church Chat tonight at 5pm – talking about Passover

Connections survey
Have all the Caller volunteers I need.  Thank you.
Expect a call this week.
We will be looking at the responses next week.
Recruiting Buddies
Recruiting transportation volunteers (help with shopping, and so on)
Recruiting tech support – Geek Squad

Sunday Schedule
RE Socializing, 9:30am
Worship 10am, Easter , I will be preaching
Coffee Hour 10:45
RE Zoom 11am
Links on the church calendar (uuclb.org)

Please support the church financially, if you can.
Have you tried Text to Give yet?
Front page of church website: uuclb.org

2)  Message

Everything is Faith Formation
Stories of being in the hospital
How theology that had sustained people when they didn’t particularly need it
God’s power
Power of prayer
miracles
Failed people when they did need it.

Bad theology
Suffering is “God’s punishment”
No, it’s a virus
Suffering is something some people “deserve”
No, good people suffer the same as bad people
“God will protect us”
Like the churches that refuse to close.
Well “God helps those who help themselves”
We are partners with God, at least
Or perhaps we are all on our own
Or in any case God offers no supernatural help
We got sick because “we didn’t love ourselves enough”
Which blames the victim
Or, “He died because he didn’t fight hard enough.”
Which blames the victim
Or “God needed an angel”
No – God does not need to kill innocent people

Good Theology
Suffering is a natural part of life
It doesn’t need an explanation
Death is also a natural part of life
Suffering and loss are bad – they just hurt
There is no redemptive purpose – they are just bad.
My theology is that God is with us in our suffering
And in our good times, too
Celebrating our joys, and sharing our sorrow
Just the way that we do for each other.
A partner
A friend

Everything is Faith Formation

So we talk about what faith you have that will get you through this experience.
We might also ask, how is this experience challenging you to develop your faith
Spend some time in your spiritual practice.
Notice what is forming in you?
Be open to new insights
New learnings
Let this be the experience that you look back on later as the time you learned a new truth.

See you tomorrow.  1pm