“It Doesn’t Always Get Better… The Value of Pessimism”, Rev. Paul Walker, 7 June 2026

On 7 June 2026, Rev. Paul Walker led our service on “It Doesn’t Always Get Better… The Value of Pessimism”. This is an edited version of the gathering.

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We acknowledge the copyright and authorship of all authors and artists quoted in this service:

• Readings from ‘Old Beginnings and New Beginnings”, Adrian Worsfold
• Prayer, “Take Time”, author unknown.
• Reading from the Book of Ecclesiastes.
• The Lord’s Prayer.
• Extract from “Why Pessimism is Healthy and our Modern World is Not”, Alain De Botton (the full content is available here: https://youtu.be/c_JN81nfHZU?si=qy9tzPLYe7rSYqg0