The Sweet Gum tree outside my kitchen has finally leafed. It is always a “late bloomer” and the leaves are still unfolding a bit, up here on the hill where … Continue reading Stay

“The Pandemic Will Pass. Our Grief Will Endure” by Eddie Glaude, Jr., Washington Post, April 7, 2020 I printed Prof. Glaude’s article more than three weeks ago and placed it … Continue reading Our Grief Will Endure

A good friend, a longtime activist, confronted with injustice, is fond of asking, “Where can I insert my crow-bar and push!” Her question asks where needs are greatest and where … Continue reading “Insert Crow-bar … and Push!”

When will things get back to normal? When will we be able to worship in the sanctuary? When will the choirs be able to sing again? When will our children … Continue reading The Right Questions

Easter at First Unitarian is usually such a celebratory time. Big music. All the choirs. The Halleluiah hymns. Every seat filled. Some years, Standing Room Only. Every year, I ponder … Continue reading A Different Easter and a Different Spring

“All I can do is to LOVE bigger.” The young nurse being interviewed at home after her 12 hour shift at a New York hospital, exhaustion in her face, spoke … Continue reading Love Bigger

“I’m living with less sleep and more doom and gloom feelings. But I’m OK.” It was not an unusual message to start my day. The news feed on my phone … Continue reading Let Us Choose Love

We are, many of us, living in that space after decisions have been made, when we begin to know what the ramifications of those decisions will surely be. The decisions … Continue reading Sustaining Ourselves and the Web