It is not by strength that one prevails.

(Hannah’s Prayer)

Props: hiking boots or tricycle (you’ll need a child volunteer from the congregation for this) and matches (or one large match) to light a candle; oil

Some of you have probably seen the movie Wild, based on the recent best-selling book. The story is about a young woman, Cheryl Strayed, who takes a long trek through the mountain trails of Washington State in order to deal with her “inner demons.” She is mourning the loss of her mother. She is trying to figure out where her life is gong next.

The “Wild” quest appears to be a “time out” from life, “time out” in a place of wilderness where she can be alone with her thoughts and memories. But it really ends up being a “time on,” a time period when she wrestles with her past, contemp…