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Christopher Reynolds — Karuna, the Breath of the Grandmothers and Grandfathers, and the Holy Spirit.
April 23, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Sunday Service — 10:30 a.m.
Leader — Fonda Kendrick
Speaker — Christopher Reynolds
Title — Karuna, the Breath of the Grandmothers and Grandfathers, and the Holy Spirit.
Topic — Karuna is selfless compassion that expects nothing in return, not even gratitude. To the Buddha, karuna represented the “quivering of the heart” experienced when. The individual is able to see suffering and must act. Using this idea, it is possible. to understand the heart of the steam in a sweat lodge. Indigenous Wisdom calls this the “Breath of the Grandmothers and Grandfathers.” With both of these ideas, it is possible to understand the words of Jesus when he appeared to his disciples after his death and breathed on them and said:
Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any,
they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any,
they are retained.
Christopher Reynolds in songs, stories, and a short ritual, invites you to a new dedication to forgiveness. By any name, be it karuna, the Breath of the Grandmothers and Grandfathers, and/or the Holy Spirit (Ruach), mercy is a virtue that is a recurring theme of the springtime. We all can learn to live again with new hearts that are carried by the beauty of the season.
Bio — F. Christopher Reynolds, M.Ed., is a singer, teacher and roving shaman. His mission is to sing, to teach, to heal the peace of dreaming onward. He does this through songs, chants, writings, ritual, concerts and workshops. He is a singer songwriter with 20 releases. He is the lead author on the only publications on depth psychology, soul, creativity, and giftedness. He is also published in organic creativity in the language classroom. Chris is the founder of No Man’s Folk. He is a co-founder of archetypal ecology. He assists in facilitation rituals for returning veterans with Warriors Journey Home. Learn more at his website: urrealist.com.
Fellowship has returned. Join us downstairs after service for coffee and conversation.
*Masks are requested in the building*