elena. elena hood, am i right?
reverend edwards. philip edwards. you came by and checked out the congregation a couple of times last year.
no need to make excuses --
it's been a tremendously transformative year -- maybe a little controversial of course, but we're breaking down the old unitarian barriers --
well i of course flatter myself that our church is not exactly what most people would call organized religion -- at times it's the disorganization that's liberating -- and of course i've begun to minister much more in what one might call therapeutic environments, in small groups, and one on one, couples --
they say you never forget.
forget how to ride a bike.
in many ways, the church-bound tradition of the father, son, and holy ghost is simply a version of the parent-child-adult triad within us all. it's a primitive set of symbols for our inner psychology.
-- and god the angry parent, and the spirit the hope of an integrated adult self.
you ask what the point is?
self-realization. ministering to help people reach their fullest potential. would you believe me if i told you i want you to see yourself reach your fullest potential and self-realization?
if that's a potential you see yourself fulfilling.  i mean.  my, i sound a bit --
you weren't. you actually, for some reason, you have the effect on me of making me feel just a tiny bit ashamed of myself.
now you are being rude.
ouch.
i believe so mrs. franklin.
i'm afraid she's something of a gossip, isn't she?
that i will indeed.
perhaps you might find it in your heart to call me philip?
sometimes the shepherd needs the company of the sheep.
forgive me.