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Editorial
Cynthia Breen

As mutual seekers in search of truth and meaning, we need to always be on the lookout for materials and sharings that help us in our search. The present political and social landscape offers us the challenges and opportunities of developing new approaches and new resources for religious education. I hope you will recognize what is new in this REACH packet.

For example, there are numerous submissions from our new staff and new contributors. Look at "Film As Theological Text", puzzle pieces to complement the "God Images" curriculum, a new definition of family ministry, reflections on cultural appropriation, a responsive reading honoring teachers, an ingathering play for an intergenerational workshop service, "Taking Anti-Racism Home", to name a few.

I hope this compilation of material provides you with reflection and the tools for action that our work demands. I hope, too, that you might be inspired to share something with all other REACH readers and be willing to submit copy to me.

Feel free to make copies of any packet materials for your teachers, parents, youth, and adult leadership in your congregations. Remember, our mission is to share that which empowers, inspires, and connects with seekers across the continent. It's a wonderful challenge!

Faithfully,

Cynthia

It Matters What We Believe

Some beliefs are like walled gardens. They encourage exclusiveness, and the feeling of being especially privileged.
Other beliefs are expansive and lead the way into wider and deeper sympathies.

Some beliefs are like shadows, clouding children's days with fears of unknown calamities.
Other beliefs are like sunshine, blessing children with the warmth happiness.

Some beliefs are divisive, separating the saved from the unsaved, friends from enemies.
Other beliefs are bonds in a world community, where sincere differences beautify the pattern.

Some beliefs are like blinders, shutting off the power to choose one's own direction.
Other beliefs are like gateways opening wide vistas for exploration.

Some beliefs weaken a person's selfhood. They blight the growth of resourcefulness.
Other beliefs nurture self-confidence and enrich the feeling of personal worth.

Some beliefs are rigid, like the body of death, impotent in a changing world.
Other beliefs are pliable, like the young sapling, ever growing with the upward thrust of life.

By Sophia Lyon Fahs, Singing Living Tradition, # 657
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