The 20th century theologian, professor and pastor, The Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman, said we need to find our own “island of peace” where our genuine self resides. When changes are swift and unpredictable and the ground feels like it is shifting under us, finding this place of peace is both rewarding and challenging.
It is necessary for our personal equilibrium so we can also lend a sense of balance to the world around us. We will look at some ways to get there, individually and together.
Rev. Linda Hart Green is the co-owner of Shady Ladies Art Studios and Gallery, in Fernandina Beach, where she has lived for the last 12 years in retirement.
She writes weekly commentaries in the online journal, the Fernandina Observer entitled, “ From the HeART.”
She is Pastor Emerita of Emmanuel Church, Ridgewood, NJ. Her career in professional ministry included pastoral work with congregations and consulting work with the American Baptist Churches of MA.