Literature as Sacred Texts

Our service this morning engages the meaningfulness and importance of the concept of “secular scriptures.” In most religious contexts – likely including our own – these two words centrally inhabit two different spheres of meaning and action. The secular embodies our day- to-day lives – our work, our play, our friends and family, our celebrations, our hardships, our special times of action (think camping by a beautiful lake), and more. The concept of scripture invokes the multi-faceted domains and traditions of many diverse religious faiths and beliefs.

Scriptures are sacred texts in many religions, as they provide direction and meaning to human life and action. When followed faithfully, scriptures also provide entry into the peaceful kingdom of the afterlife.

In the service this morning, members of our congregation share their own engagement with this faith-based construct of “secular scriptures” and invite us all to explore this construct for ourselves.