Beyond the simple, grounded, inclusive, self-sustaining, engaged, and hopeful understandings of the faith traditions of Unitarian Universalism and the mission of UUFH, I find myself at a loss to address the many, varied fears, hopes and emotions swirling around us all as we move into the New Year. Then I remember to pause and breathe […]
It’s now the Sunday before Thanksgiving and my life is returning. Part of that return comes as I recover a little more each day from an election reality that I didn’t want and wasn’t expecting. But the other part is a simple unexpected gift that I’m glad to get: the results seem to have given […]
I admit that I have become so caught up in the drama of the presidential election that it colors the rest of my life, and not in a good way. No matter how hard I try otherwise, I still want to know what has happened next, even when much of what is happening is that […]
The Soul Matters theme for this month is Healing: “What Does It Mean to Be a Community of Healing?”. From the reflections, it seems that healing and the process and path to healing require many other practices such as patience and persistence, openness and caring, forgiveness and apology, determination and love. Being a community of […]
Near the beginning of every memorial, I light the chalice and frame the service with words from Rev. Maureen Killoran: “We come together from the diversity of our grieving, to gather in the warmth of community giving stubborn witness that in times of sadness there is room for laughter; in times of darkness there always […]
I recommend this month’s Soul Matters theme and materials: What Does It Mean to Be A People of Blessing? It could be your best twenty minutes of reading this month. And you will then be in shared community with the Spirituality on Tap discussions and the service reflections whether you can make the gathering or not. I ended […]