Past dates tend to stick in my brain, and I remember with as much accuracy as a birthday or anniversary those dates which have become as defining. Today is March 27, and fifteen years ago this evening I learned that I didn’t want to be alone anymore.
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending a rare Boston performance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic during the spring leg of their 2014 tour. I had been hoping for a chance to see Gustavo Dudamel for as many years as I’ve been aware of him. But I did not expect to have a transformative experience which would uphold my belief in the importance of the performing arts, for a host of reasons previously unconsidered.
This post is a statement of faith I gave at Edwards Church, UCC in Framingham, MA on the First Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2013. Listening… Watching… Waiting… Themes which…