Understandably, most of us spend a lot of our lives trying to avoid pain. Pain is unpleasant, after all, and in general we’d prefer not to have to experience any more of it than necessary.
But what if our pain is actually a necessary part of our growth and healing? If muscles must be broken down in order to build back stronger, do our emotional and spiritual lives similarly need to be torn apart for us to emerge into the fullness of possibilities before us?
This week at New Wineskins our Lenten series “From Pain to Possibility” takes us on a journey of seeing the possibilities of our woundedness through the lens of the Black Church and the spirituals that nurture spaces for pain to be transformed. Our discussion video from The Work of the People features artist, storyteller and filmmaker Marlon Hall in a discussion on the ways in which our lives can become a mosaic of all the broken pieces left by our experiences of pain and suffering.
Please plan to join us this Sunday, April 6, in the Virtual Theology Pub powered by Zoom for a conversation about the possibilities in our wounds and ways to transform pain into something transcendent.
6:00pm ET: Happy Half-Hour (informal meet & greet time)
6:30pm ET: Presentation & conversation begin
Check out this week’s discussion video!
Click here to view this week’s discussion video on The Work of the People (email address required, no subscription necessary)
Lent 2025: From Pain to Possibility
This year for Lent, our community is tracing our collective journey from pain to possibility through a video series from The Work of the People featuring the voices of a diverse collection of leaders and theologians.
All five discussion videos are available for viewing until April 20 through TWOTP’s stream share feature. To access the videos you will need to provide your email address when prompted. No subscription is necessary.
Simply click the links or images below to view each week’s video.
March 16: Infinitely Trustworthy with James Finley
March 23: Pain & Marching with Peter Block & Walter Brueggeman
March 30: Subversion from Within with James Alison
April 6: Pain to Possibility with Marlon Hall
April 13: Healing Justice with Dr. Roberto Henderson-Espinoza, Jennifer Bailey, and Mickey ScottBey
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