We Belong Together | Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar

A crowd isn't belonging. You can sit in the same room for years and still be a stranger. Belonging is being missed, being needed, and giving the room something nobody asked you for. It takes all of us or it doesn't happen at all. In a country loud with platitudes and prejudice, All Souls points to the best in people instead of the worst. It tears down walls, stands against fear, and asks nothing that insults your intelligence or your conscience. Just a place to be fully yourself, with people who are fully there with you. Religion here is for joy, comfort, gratitude, and love. It cares more about human beings than doctrine, and never calls anyone a sinner while knowing how hard everyone is fighting. That's what's waiting for you, and it's yours to help keep. QUESTIONS TO SIT WITH: What are you doing with your time, your money, and your energy that makes the world a little better? Knowing your life is limited, how do you want to spend the time in between? Is belonging just a feeling for you, or something you actually show up and do? Are you just passing through, or are you part of this? CHAPTERS: 0:00 Opening Song 1:03 From Kyoto to Tulsa 3:00 Picking Fights With Believers 4:07 Proven Wrong 4:46 A New Way to See God 8:07 God as Energy and Matter 12:49 What Makes Anything Holy? 14:27 Small Acts That Matter 16:33 Why People Join a Church 18:54 Who This Place Is For 20:54 How You Can Help 21:17 We Belong Together 23:47 Closing Song This message, "We Belong Together," was delivered by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa. SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: @allsoulsunitarian GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: https://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE or text AllSoulsTulsa to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: /allsoulstulsa Instagram: /allsoulstulsa All Souls Church Website: https://www.allsoulschurch.org #AllSoulsTulsa #AllSoulsUnitarianChurch #LoveBeyondBelief #Belonging #Community