Across cultures, elders are revered as wisdom keepers, mentors, and guides. Yet in today’s fast-moving world, their voices are often overlooked. This service reflects on the sacred role of elders in our lives and communities and the call to honor their wisdom while embracing our own journey toward eldership.

 Reading: “Stepping into our Wisdom as Elders” by Malidoma Somé

“It’s important that we step into our wisdom as elders and better understand why we need rituals for initiating people into elderhood.” As Malidoma Somé says, “Where ritual is absent, the young ones are restless or violent, there are no real elders, and the grown-ups are bewildered. Where there are no true Elders, the future is dim.”