“Is death something so terrible and absurd that we are better off not thinking or talking about it? Or, is it possible to befriend our dying gradually and live open to it, trusting that we have nothing to fear? Is it possible to prepare for our death with the same attentiveness that our parents had in preparing for our birth? Can we wait for our death as for a friend who wants to welcome us home?”

— Henri J. M. Nouwen, Our Greatest Gift: A Meditation on Dying and Caring

Join us on February 7 at 7:00 PM in Parish Hall for an evening with Dr. Ed Bastian, founder of the Spiritual Paths Institute, and UU minister Rev. Kristen Rohm from Hospice of Santa Barbara.