Minister’s Message Dear friends, All we human beings experience pain and sorrow, and each of us moves into that reality in our own ways. We all share the experience of loss, and we all bear different burdens as we experience it. I have come to realize that I need some time away to mourn my … Continue reading January 27, 2021 Minister’s Message
Minister’s Message Dear friends, I work today glued to the TV, watching the departure of the 45th and the Inauguration of the 46th President of the United States. I feel strangely calm in my body. It’s a sensation of letting my shoulders drop, of tension in my abdomen releasing, of my jittery feet stilled. I … Continue reading January 20, 2021 Minister’s Message
Minister’s Message Dear friends, I began my sermon on last Sunday telling you that I have taught myself (again) simple knitting. And I have been knitting furiously for a week. I’m knitting now (between typing!). No secret messages woven in. I am no Madame LaFarge from A Tale of Two Cities, one of my favorite … Continue reading January 13, 2021 Minister’s Message
Back in some January of the past, I posted a cartoon on Facebook. In the first of two panels, one character describes a hope imagined—”I am expecting flowers this year.” The other character asks: “How do you know you will get them.” And in the second panel, “Because I am planting seeds.” I can’t find … Continue reading January 6, 2021 Minister’s Message
Dear Friends, January is the month of Imagination, and imagination is always a double-edged sword. Our imaginations enable us to conceive alternative realities for ourselves and our world—possibilities of lives free of abuse or torment or restriction, possibilities of societies free of racism, war, and environmental devastation. Our imaginations prepare the way for the solutions … Continue reading December 30, 2020 Minister’s Message
Minister’s Message Dear Friends, We are in the time of blessed darkness, the longest night of the year nearly upon us. Seeds grow in the dark of sunless soil. Babies grow in the dark waters of the womb. May this be a time as we wait—for new leaders, for economic relief, for our chance to … Continue reading December 16, 2020 Minister’s Message
Minister’s Message Dear Friends, In this month of stillness, we are invited to think about quieting ourselves and listening for the still, small voice both inside and out. I look forward to having more to say about this idea on Sunday. And there are other ways to think about what stillness is, what being still … Continue reading December 9, 2020 Minister’s Message
Dear Friends, On Sunday mornings following our meditation, reflection, and prayer, I invite you to share a time of stillness together. I don’t ask for silence, for silence is something on the outside of us, environmental, beyond our control in so many ways. Can you make the traffic stop, the dog cease her barking, the … Continue reading December 2, 2020 Minister’s Message
Minister’s Message Dear Friends, I am grateful this week for a break from Fellowship duties and responsibilities. I’ll be reading, meditating, and enjoying time with family. As always, I remain available for pastoral emergencies, and the best way to reach me is to call and leave a message. I pray this line of poetry from … Continue reading November 25, 2020 Minister’s Message
I subscribe to a newsletter from Unitarian Universalist minister, the Rev. Catherine Clarenbach, which she calls “The Way of the River: A Digital Love Letter.” And it is a love letter, a missive calling for love, reminding of love, offering love. This month, I opened it and found these healing words, words I thought you … Continue reading November 18, 2020 Minister’s Message
