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The human family in every culture has seen fit to use the art of ritual especially at times of transition. Birth, life pairing, death, coming of age, adoption, graduations, and anniversaries. These transitions, after all, often call forth our highest ideals and vision.
Rituals will be enduring art forms which help us to find meaningful contour in the complex joys and sorrows of our lives. They can lead our hearts to dance and express the depth-dimension in our lives with transforming beauty and grace.
In this congregation, all of these transitions have been and will be celebrated. Some ritual is "simple" and some ritual is "ornate"--at least that's a common take. There are no final forms for ritual binding on everyone, and personal taste will always have its say; but tradition and innovation can both teach as eloquently as personal taste.
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