Stir it Up!
The Courage of a Compassionate Heart
I’ve come to see that one of the greatest challenges of being alive is to witness the injustices and deep division in our country, and not allow it to extinguish our light. It’s important to feel it all….the pain, the fear, the anger, the sadness. And in time, continue to be used as instruments of peace, being a voice for the voiceless, speaking truth to power, and taking a bold stand for freedom for all. It means having the courage to have a compassionate heart while living in this world.
Compassion and empathy are not mere virtues, they are essential lifelines that can mend the fractures that divide us. The power of compassion can heal wounds, bridge divides and foster genuine human connection. So, it’s time to stir it up! To allow our hearts to remain open and pliable and stir up the compassion that is already within each one of us. And then to share it lavishly with others who cross our path.
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"You Will Be Found"
Sung by Matthew Vire, Caroline Smith, Hannah Schwyn, and Doran Nash
Written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for the musical Dear Evan Hansen.
"You Will Be Found" lyrics © Pick In A Pinch Music, Breathelike Music
"Hammer and A Nail"
Sung by Hannah Schwyn
Written by Emily Ann Saliers. Recorded by The Indigo Girls.
"Hammer and Nail" lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
"There’s Hope"
Sung by Caroline Smith
Written by Anthony David Harrington, Branden Burch, India Arie
"There’s Hope" lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc
This Sunday, The Garden welcomes Rev. Richard Brendan, who has been been an ordained minister in the Indianapolis area for decades. During that time he has served as a pastor, hospice chaplain, founder and president of JourneysFire International, co-founder of The Walk the Talk speaker series, executive producer of a cd with Cathy Morris titled Sacred Romance (featuring the music of Cathy Morris and Richard giving voice to the mystic poetry of Rumi and Hafiz), and he was host and producer of a weekly talk radio show for over twenty years on 88.7fm WICR at the University of Indianapolis. The show, JourneysFire with Richard Brendan featured a full hour of conversation with leading visionaries and social change artists. He is a life member of The Dead Poet’s Society.
