18 December 2015

December meeting for reverence

Our meeting on 13 December was led by Lewis Connolly who came from quite a distance to be with us.  It was lovely to meet him and his wife, who played the keyboard for us so that we were able to sing together.

Lewis picked a theme around authenticity and the yearning for real meaning in life.  He took a reading from J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye and spoke aloud his insights centred on that novel.  In his homily Lewis said,

“Pictures and film of what’s “really happening” stream into our homes twenty-four hours a day. And yet this hyper-reality ... plays into a false narrative which perpetually keeps us sedated in an illusion of the unreal ... as we orientate ourselves in favour or against ... narrowly defined narratives of convenience... of good versus evil. But when we strip away these illusions of allegiance, which we so often define ourselves by, the sheer weight of our isolated aloneness becomes all the more apparent.”

When punctuated by the singing of “We shall not be moved”, among other things, it made for a very moving meeting and the conversation carried on over refreshments afterwards.

You can read Lewis’ whole text on his blog at his website http://www.lewisconnolly.com/blog/2015/12/6/searching-in-the-rye

 

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