The Turtle Moves: Life Lessons from the Discworld

“We know there is no good order except that which we create. There is no hope but us. There is no mercy but us. There is no justice. There is just us.” So says Death (Reaper Man).

British author Sir Terry Pratchett created a Discworld that rides through space on the back of four elephants, who stand on the shell of the great turtle A-Tuin, swimming through space. It’s a world of magic, Dth, Hogfather, and the Soul Cake Duck. Gods are real – at long as they have enough worshippers – and they play games with humans.  It’s also the perfect stage for Pratchett to confront us with human foibles and serve up wisdom for living while making us laugh. In this service, Elena Westbrook will share Granny Weatherwax’s takedown of a traveling evangelist for the great god Om, the most straightforward definition of evil you’ve ever heard, and insight to help get you through these difficult times.

“They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not half so bad as a lot of ignorance.” (Granny Weatherwax, by Terry Pratchett, Equal Rites)

Bio:  Elena Westbrook is a member and lay worship leader at Community UU Church of Plano. She is mostly retired from a career in marketing writing and copyediting, and now spends much of her time traveling with her husband and dog in a camper van, looking for good weather and hiking trails.