Rev. Matt Alspaugh, presenter
Mike Blanco, service leader

There’s a Zen story about a man asks the great master Ikkyu to write him a teaching of great wisdom. With his brush Ikkyu writes just the word, “Attention.” Dissatisfied, the man asks, “is that all?” Ikkyu writes again, “Attention Attention.” The man grouses, “that doesn’t seem profound at all!” So Ikkyu writes “Attention Attention Attention.” Finally, in frustration, the man demanded, “What does this word ‘attention’ mean?” Ikkyu’s reply was simple: “Attention means attention.”
What is this attention? It’s not just a zen thing. We’ll look into paying attention, how to do it, and why it is important for us and this fellowship.

Topics: Wisdom