The Fourth Sunday of Easter | Acts 4:5-12 | Psalm 23 | 1 John 3:16-24 | John 10:11-18 | April 21st 2024 | Rev. Danny Bryant | St. Mary of Bethany Parish (Nashville, TN) 

Readings & Resources: Acts: A Theological Commentary on the Bible - Willie James Jennings | "Native Tongue" - Sara Groves | My Bright Abyss - Christian Wiman | Joy: 100 Poems - Christian Wiman

In this Common Conversation from March 28th, we discuss how grief & loss show up in our lives, what meaning we encounter in the stories of our faith & the natural world, and how we can accompany & support one another as we grieve.

Our panelists include Rev. Flo Oakes, children’s pastor at St. Mary’s, and Meg Wade, poet and interfaith chaplain at Larkspur Conservation, Tennessee’s natural burial site. Rev. Deborah Lynn, a chaplain at Alive Hospice, shares poetry and story with musical accompaniment by Libby Watrous. Rev. Kelley Doyle moderates.