BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18418@uucpa.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T130000 DTSTAMP:20260830T205735Z URL:https://www.uucpa.org/events/resonant-reading-wednesday-2-2026-09-02/ SUMMARY:Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Healing the Sick-Matthew 9:18–26 DESCRIPTION:Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Healing the Sick-Matthew 9:18–26 An exploration of ideas\, feelings\, and our life experiences\, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays\, 4-5\, and on Wednesdays\, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twice a week or once in a while.\n\n\nThe reading for this session: Wednesday\, September 2nd\n\nWhile he was saying these things t o them\, suddenly a leader of the synagogue came in and knelt before him\, saying\, “My daughter has just died\; but come and lay your hand on her \, and she will live.” And Jesus got up and followed him\, with his disc iples. Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for t welve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak\, for s he said to herself\, “If I only touch his cloak\, I will be made well. ” Jesus turned\, and seeing her he said\, “Take heart\, daughter\; you r faith has made you well.” And instantly the woman was made well. When Jesus came to the leader’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion\, he said\, “Go away\; for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. But when the crowd had been put outs ide\, he went in and took her by the hand\, and the girl got up. And the r eport of this spread throughout that district.\n—Matthew 9:18–26\n\nTh e participants over the years have found that the approach we take\, and t he respectful\, affectionate community of inquirers in which we read and c onverse\, are as important as the reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in\, with a session only an hour long\, Resonant Readin g jumps right in to the conversation. Those who are frequently in the grou p get to know each other very well this way\, and those who are new will s oon find they are among friends.\n\n\n\nFacilitators use a light hand\, po sting the reading in the chat and calling on whoever's Zoom hand is up. Su ggestions for readings* come from group members\, who also take turns faci litating\, if they want to try that role.\n\n\nHow to join:\n\n\n\n Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/96865808923\, passcode 227385\n Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923\n Join this class by phone: 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 968 658 0 8923\n Join this class by one-tap on mobile phones: 6699006833\,\,96865 808923#  (San Jose)\n Phoning in\, but not in the Bay Area?  Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abL8clvIYT\n\nThis is the Zoom link for We dnesdays. For the Zoom link for Saturday\, go to Calendar and click on a S aturday session.\n\n\nQuestions? Drop an e-mail to resonant-reading+owner@ uucpa.org.\n\n\n \;\n\n*This activity was formerly called "Sacred Text Reading." That proved misleading--for one thing\, more often than not our sources are secular--but it's worth describing the qualities of a sacred text\, which we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any readin g that helps us to:\n\n connect to something of supreme importance to us\ n feel more connected to other beings or to the universe\n feel more int ensely alive\n align our lives with our values\,\n perceive or feel more deeply\n be more fully and authentically ourselves.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.uucpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09 /Resonant-Reading.png CATEGORIES:Adult,Learning,Ongoing Events,Small Groups END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR