I'd love to share a story with you. This is a moment of radicalization for me. I've had many. Some say you get more conservative as you age, but this has been absolutely false for me. Events in my life and awareness of political realities has only made me more radical and wanting to change the structures in this world to be more equitable.

This week's lexicon entry is a...not particularly happy Czech word -- litost.  It means the feeling of regret and misery you get when you look at your own life and aren't happy with it, aren't content where you are. It's...the darkness that comes in the night when you can't sleep and can't see a way forward, the dark of depression and self-hate and thinking that you should be more than you are.

Some of you may be very happy to know that we are planning to open the building for in-person hybrid worship starting Sunday, November 7th, which is also when Daylight Saving ends, so be mindful of the time change! If you plan to be at church for worship, remember to sign up. Here are some things to remember: