At the CLC meeting last night we watched “Brother Sun, Sister Moon” as a group. We had a short chat about the experience afterwards, but there was a lot to take in.
Themes of #SensingChallenge and wealth vs poverty were particularly relevant to the season of Lent we are in. The emphasis on meeting God in fields, living creatures and the natural environment in contrast to religious buildings, inherited traditions, and human institutions relates closely with our Forest Church experiments.
The film is an artistic response to history, and one of many. Here is a bible study response to another story of St Francis meeting Pope Innocent III that I found helpful.
https://www.johnbmacdonald.com/blog/i-was-on-my-way-to-the-temple-when-%E2%80%A6
