Dear Ones,
I find it difficult to believe that it was 50 years ago yesterday that protesters for voting rights were attacked and beaten by agents of the government—state and local police forces—as well as common citizens, crossing a bridge in Selma, Alabama. Two Unitarians—the Rev. … read more.
Today, I do not have a reflection to share, but please enjoy these words from one of my favorite writers:
“I have more compassion than if I had never been wounded or if I had never been betrayed or I had never been harmed… … read more.
Dear Ones,
Our Soul Matters theme for the month of March is “Vulnerability.” Unitarian Universalist minister Rev. Emilie Boggis writes that, “It is an act of resistance in our culture to say: everyone needs care at different points in their life and everyone provides care to … read more.
“We often think that vulnerability is a kind of weakness, but there’s a kind of vulnerability that is actually strength and presence.” — Ram Dass
This monthly theme may seem like a tougher one to dig into than love, but I am … read more.
Dear Ones,
After 38+ years, the UUA has embarked on a revision of Article II of our denominational Bylaws and Rules. This is the section of our governing documents that defines our Principles, Sources, and Purposes. These were never meant to go so many years unrevised, … read more.
“The only obsession everyone wants: ‘love.’ People think that in falling in love they make themselves whole? The Platonic union of souls? I think otherwise. I think you’re whole before you begin. And the love fractures you. You’re whole, and then you’re cracked open.” Philip … read more.
“…Those stones giving extra gravity to your heart?
Lay them down in the Great River of Grief.
It flows forever.
It softens everything.
And while you’re still here
Don’t miss the miracles.
Let your heart be a leaping dolphin.
At least sometimes.
Let it be an opening rose.
… read more.
Dear Ones,
The heart you see here was created by the Rev. Dan Schatz on the Unitarian Congregation of West Chester (PA). He entered all the song words from the gray hymnal, Singing the Living Tradition, into a word generator, and this is the image that … read more.
Dear Ones,
It is good to be back in Mankato, though, I cannot lie, San Diego was delightful. Warm weather, sunsets into the ocean, good friends, and time to reflect. Such Study Leave sustains me, and I know what a privilege it is. And it is … read more.
