Sermon Notes June 7, 2026
Sermon Notes - Rev. Jill Campbell
“The moment in front of you right now has absolutely nothing to do with you.” Page 23
“One of the most amazing things you will ever realize is that the moment
in front of you is not bothering you—you are bothering yourself
about the moment in front of you.” Page 25
Step by step Singer relates how matter formed and reformed after the Big Bang. What we see
before us has been forming for over 13 Billion years. It is not about us.
“It is pretty silly to think, ‘It took 13.8 billion years for this moment to get here, and every single
thing had to happen exactly as it did—but I don’t like it.’ That’s funny. It’s like saying that you
don’t like that Saturn has rings.” Page 41
Discussion Questions:
● Do you believe that reality, as you know it, is independent of you? Do you think what
you see is personal? How and how much?
● What does it cost you to think that things are not as they should be?
● Have you ever been so overwhelmed with the idea that there’s something wrong with
the world that you were unable to process your response?
● Have you seen others “loose it” in response to the world as it is?
“This is our first encounter of what surrender and acceptance really mean.
You don't surrender the outside world—you totally accept it. What you surrender is your
personal, made-up judgment of it.”
