07.28.19 SERMON: "Living Tradition" ~ Rev. Beth Dana

How do tradition and change interact in religious community, and in your life? How does community help you become your best self? Joan Chittister says: “Tradition is what constitutes the heart and soul of an institution, its purpose and reason for being, its highest vision of itself and its deepest dreams. Traditionalism includes all the tiny little customs and practices, laws and explanations that reflect the insights important to maintaining that tradition in every particular age that succeeds it.” Where do you see tradition and traditionalism present in your life, your family, and this church?