This Sunday we will enjoy "Family and Friends Sunday," sharing worship with many of those who are close to us. We will have lots of music, courtesty of Brooks, the choir, and others, and we should enjoy (according to the forecast) a bright sunny morning together.
We will also conclude this summer's batch of movies from "Summer Blockbuster Sermon Series 2: The Sequel." This week's movie is "Eat Pray Love," starring Julia Roberts in the film version of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir. Here's the trailer:
The movie is about a unique -- maybe fantastic -- response to a mid-life crisis: running away from life for a year to find oneself. And what a year: four months in Italy, enjoying architecture and lots of great food; four months at an ashram in India, learning to meditate; and four months in Bali, evidently to learn the secrets of life. Not everyone is an established writer who can sell a publisher on such an endeavor (with the mandatory book to follow), but the escapism can point to deeper truths in our lives.
You might be surprised to learn that there are mid-life crises in the Bible (Jacob and Moses both immediately come to mind). I think that the book of Ecclesiastes is written by someone familiar with the burning questions of the mid-life crisis: why am I here? what's the point? what should I be doing with my life? and others.
Sunday, we'll briefly explore the questions, and why we have them, before exploring Ecclesiastes' fascinating answer.
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