Star Words
For as long as I can remember a group of my clergy colleagues have participated in an annual January event with their congregations called "Star Words." Each member of the congregations receives a star shaped piece of paper with a word on it. I have done this three times, preparing sheets of paper with star shapes and random words inside the star. I've cut out each star, put them all in bags, and invited people in the parish to draw out a star on a Sunday morning in January. People are encouraged to pay attention to the word and wonder how it defines or describes their year. Last year the star word I picked was "song." I have wondered about this word. How would song describe or define 2020? At first I had no idea. It was certainly a more challenging word for me to imagine than previous words I'd picked, like "Truth" or "Joy." As 2020 unfolded a few things happened. First Covid forced us into sheltering at home with on-line worship only