Program: #5203
First air date October 19, 2008
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)

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Spiritual Journey Segment

 
Fr. Liam Lawton lives in Ireland and grew up in a family immersed in music. He thought he would have to give up performing when he became a priest, but God called him to use his gift as a singer and songwriter to inspire people across the world.

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Sermon Segment

 
Rabbi Sherre Hirsch, author of a new book, "We Plan, God Laughs," says God wants us to embrace who we truly are and share it with the world. When we do, we find tremendous meaning in our lives.

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Interview Segment

 
Hosts Lillian Daniel and Lydia Talbot in conversation with Rabbi Sherre Hirsch, who says she knew that a man sitting on a throne judging her daily actions was not a God she could believe in. She needed someone much closer to her heart because she needed to tell God about the small, as well as big, things.

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Reflection Segment

 
The Rev. Dr. Martin Marty, Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago Divinity School, says the word "faith" tucked into "faithfulness" suggests that one trusts a worthy object of faith, who is God.

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