Program: #5307
First air date November 15, 2009
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)

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Spiritual Journey Segment

 
Jerry Hiller and Marilyn Rochon lead a weekly, lunchtime series called "Repair My House" at St. Peter's Church in Chicago that teaches people to deal with the challenges of daily life by drawing on the strength that comes from tending to one's spirit.

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Sermon Segment

 
Writer Terry Hershey is the author of "The Power of Pause: Becoming More by Doing Less." He says we live perpetually out of breath and out of time and need to, literally, sit still — to pause — in order to hear the wisdom of our hearts, remember that we are beings and not "doings" and to let our souls catch up with our bodies.

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Interview Segment

 
Daniel Pawlus and Lydia Talbot in conversation with Terry Hershey, who says, "We have to ask ourselves, what do we honor in our culture? Not just what we say, but what do we honor? And there's no doubt that what we honor is hectic productivity."

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Reflection Segment

 
Vicki Garvey, Director of Spiritual Formation for the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, reflects on how God treasures us, just because we are.

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