“Good News! Chariot’s a comin’ … and I don’t want it to leave me behind.”
That Gospel hymn calls up memories from my childhood. Chariot’s a Comin, Swinging Low so we can all get on board. We sang of Good News, that final hope.
In the Baptist … read more.
I love our reading this morning… Wanting “everyone to feel included in her prayer, she said several names for the Holy.”
You’ve heard me do it: “Spirit of Life and of Love. Great Mystery at the Heart of Things. Dear God.”
It is emblematic of our faith…we … read more.
Happy Easter! Halleluiah!
This is one of those rare times when even we liberal religious folks, even the most skeptical of us, can get to “halleluiah.” At least we are willing to sing it. We will sing things many of us would never say…at least … read more.
“Well, it’s a pretty good country,” said the child in our Together Time story. “Its a pretty good country.” And so she decided to wear turquoise, pink and beige as her patriotic colors, instead of red, white and blue.
It was a thoughtful and a tentative … read more.
“Its me, its me, its me, Oh, Lord, standin’ in the need of prayer.”
Prayer is one of “those” words. Powerful for many. Problematic for just as many more.
Who are we praying to? What do we expect to happen? Can’t we just call it meditation?
What do … read more.
Responsive Reading: Whose Are We by Victoria Safford
Who carries you in their heart, thinks of you, whether you think of them or not?
Whose are you?
Who are your people, the ones who make a force field you can almost touch?
Whose are you?
Who is within your … read more.
Thank you choir. Sunshine. You should know that that piece was originally planned for the Sunday following the election. We changed it for reasons that are probably obvious.
Are we ready for sunshine yet? Are we even seeing any sunshine on the horizon?
It was 19th century … read more.
As we enter the New Year, what on-going spiritual work are we called to address? How will both the movement and the stuckness in our world inform and shape our priorities in our work for justice?
The miracle of new birth is persistent. Sources of hope are born each day. Our liberal faith asks us to recognize and celebrate that truth. The candles we light push back not only the dark but also despair. We live into the miracle of hope … read more.
“How can we be grateful enough?” Asks the text of that beautiful anthem. How can our minds and bodies be grateful enough?
Oh, we have managed to survive storms and we have escaped the wolves along the way, to quote again from the anthem. Our strength, … read more.
