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“Imagine many active rivers flowing in an abundant ecosystem. Water pouring in and flowing through. You might see Rock Creek and other tributaries pouring into the Potomac and Anacostia, and out into the enormous Chesapeake Bay. A metaphor of generosity in offering and receiving. Asking for help, and letting resources come. Giving and offering when a situation for caring flows in front of you. Understanding the system is too large for just a few to manage entirely.”
–Rev. Louise Green from her sermon “The Ecosystem of Congregational Care,” deliverered April 18, 2021, at All Souls Church Unitarian in Washington, D.C.