Yes, and... by Rev. Connie Grant

In today’s increasingly polarized world, full of information and misinformation on so many subjects, how do we know what’s true and right?

Even when trusted sources are quoted, are they quoted out of context?

Is “critical thinking” more than just being “critical”?

I offer some questions to ask ourselves, expanded from my sermon of October 22 on “Changing the World (starting with ourselves)":

What is there in ourselves, individually and collectively, that needs changing? 

Do we need to listen better?

Do we need to resist rushing to judgement?

Do we, sometimes, need to sit with our own uncertainty as we learn and grow?

Do we need to broaden our understandings?

Do we need to consider options beyond binaries not only about such things as race—and racism—and gender identity, but also binaries about who is right and who is wrong?

Do we need to consider radical new ways of solving problems?

Do we need to remember that what we do, individually and collectively, does make a difference in the world?

Do we need to ask more questions?

Do we need to remember that often, answers are not either/or, but yes, and…

In faith and hope,

Connie