About Sunday Worship: November 15, 2026

I have been wanting to take on this topic for a while- so fasten your seatbelts. -J

In his recent "Jubilee of World Education" Address, Pope Leo addressed a group of  gifted Roman Catholic College students from all over the world. He said, "Do not let the algorithm write your story! Be the authors yourselves; use technology wisely, but do not let technology use you. Artificial intelligence is also a great novelty — one of the Rerum Novarum, or ‘new things,’ of our time. However, it is not enough to be ‘intelligent’ in virtual reality; we must also treat one another humanely, nurturing emotional, spiritual, social and ecological intelligence. Therefore, I say to you: learn to humanize the digital, building it as a space of fraternity and creativity — not a cage where you lock yourselves in, not an addiction or an escape." 

Technology and AI are here to stay. And AI is evolving by the day. What are we as followers of the Jesus way called to do? How can we use this tool, and live into the values of Jesus at the same time? (Something we are working on at UCH) In Exodus 4, God Gives Moses a powerful tol- a staff  (mish'enah:  מִשְׁעֵנָה)   to use in his calling to to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. How does Moses use this powerful tool? And how might that inform our 21st Century spiritual relationship with technology? Join us Sunday for a deep dive into Exodus 4, Pope Leo's Jubilee address, Wendell Berry's (1988) article in Harpers about his relationship with technological innovation, and a powerful word from Paul to the church in Corinth about using spiritual gifts and tools. 

Join us Sunday on Zoom for "Using Technology Wisely and Not Letting Technology Use Us: Technology and AI As Support Tools mish'enah:  מִשְׁעֵנָה For the Spiritual Journey." I look forward to being with you for what will likely be a lively conversation. — Rev. Jeanne