The Blessings of Maturity
1. Introduction and overview.
2. “The Blessings of Maturity” is a remarkable essay by Elton Trueblood, a Quaker who taught at Earlham College and Haverford. A presentation summary will be offered of Elton Trueblood’s essay with quieting music and photographs from nature. This gives the larger picture of the blessings and freedoms of maturity.
3. We will consider a summary sheet of the reflections and thoughts to chew on, which Elton Trueblood raises in his essay.
4. Three themes will follow:
a. Gathering and ordering our memories; how might we go about doing this in a
thoughtful, affirming way?
b. Hope: now as we move closer to our end, hope for us dramatically changes in what it means.
A second brief presentation with music, nature photography, and the reflections
Wendell Berry, gives us a different perspective on hope.
c. Rituals that no longer work for us; a few examples of religious rituals that can lose their meaning.
5. The “Gift of Being Unfinished,” is a third presentation written by Ted Kempel with quiet music and nature photography.
6. Concluding thoughts by the group of what they are experiencing. Anyone may pass.
1. Introduction and overview.
2. “The Blessings of Maturity” is a remarkable essay by Elton Trueblood, a Quaker who taught at Earlham College and Haverford. A presentation summary will be offered of Elton Trueblood’s essay with quieting music and photographs from nature. This gives the larger picture of the blessings and freedoms of maturity.
3. We will consider a summary sheet of the reflections and thoughts to chew on, which Elton Trueblood raises in his essay.
4. Three themes will follow:
a. Gathering and ordering our memories; how might we go about doing this in a
thoughtful, affirming way?
b. Hope: now as we move closer to our end, hope for us dramatically changes in what it means.
A second brief presentation with music, nature photography, and the reflections
Wendell Berry, gives us a different perspective on hope.
c. Rituals that no longer work for us; a few examples of religious rituals that can lose their meaning.
5. The “Gift of Being Unfinished,” is a third presentation written by Ted Kempel with quiet music and nature photography.
6. Concluding thoughts by the group of what they are experiencing. Anyone may pass.