Homily: Where Charity and Love Abide Where is the Divine in all of this? If you’ve ever had sessions with a spiritual director, that may sound familiar. If you are a theist, they may ask you to reflect on where God’s presence seems nearby. If you are agnostic, they might get more creative, like where…
This service – celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day – will focus on the need for compassion and heart-based approaches to solve the climate and larger environmental crisis. It will include three mini-homilies on different aspects of this topic (including linkages to the current COVID-19 pandemic), along with a selection of related inspiring music.…
Parables and stories about Jesus can help us to find meaning as we live through times of great change and uncertainty. The stories may or may not have happened in a certain way, but we can find truth in the possibilities of surprise, inclusion, and the active creation of hope. Homily 1: The Smallest of…
During stressful times, we may be tempted to retreat into notions of “us” and “them,” yet liberation and spiritual growth ask us to think about the inter-relatedness of all people. In the words of the Rev. Theresa Ines Soto, “all of us need all of us to make it.” This on-line worship draws from the…
Two transcripts – the Message (by the interim director of religious education) and Homily (by the interim minister) Message: Tiny the God / Becky Brooks / Marsha Thrall (Video & audio recording by Marsha) Hi, friends. Remember a few Sundays back when we talked about myths during service, just before we worked on the Art…
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Staying in relationship helps us to move forward, stay accountable, and find joy as we travel through a universe in motion.
Who knows, perhaps we have been placed here by the universe for such a time as this. Perhaps the Spirit of Life has encouraged us, guided us, and sustained us for this very season; this season when all of the courage, friendship, and moral discernment we can muster are brought to bear in our march…