Of all the spiritual themes we have explored
through the years, the theme of death has gotten more response than any
other—by far. And that probably isn’t a surprise when you think about it.
Death, after all, is one of those subjects most
of us learn early on … read more.
Call to worship
This week marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of
poet Walt Whitman. Our call to worship this morning are his words:
“This
is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun
and the animals, despise riches, give alms to
every
one that asks, stand up for the … read more.
A couple weeks ago I heard the news that a grocery store in my neighborhood was closing. But it was not going to be until early February and so I didn’t pay a whole lot of attention. Plenty of time later to deal with it. … read more.
From the book of Psalms:
Thus have you prepared the land,
Drenching its furrows,
Breaking up its clods, softening it with showers,
Blessing its yield.
You have crowned the year with your bounty
And with abundant harvest.
The allow meadows overflow,
The alleys are blanketed … read more.
what i want is to be blessed
what i want is a cloak of air
the light entering my lungs
my love entering my body
the blessing descending
like the sky
sliding down the spectrum
what i want is to be
aware of the spaces between stars, … read more.
Our spiritual theme this month has been democracy. And when you get a few layers underneath democracy you quickly come to the theme of power. Democracy is, after all, a form of governance that attempts to create an orderly way to share power among some … read more.
This being the first Sunday of summer and all it seemed like a sermon on summer spaciousness was appropriate. After all, isn’t that what summer is about? Out of our usual routines, out of our ruts, time for a anew perspective, time to get away … read more.
“A living tradition is not bequeathed through some law of inheritance; it must be earned, not without dust and heat, and not without humbling grace.”
Those words of UU theologian James Luther Adams are worth remembering as we celebrate the life of this community over the … read more.
The recognition of our graduating seniors earlier in the service is a reminder of the season we’re in. For the students it is recognizing a very important rite of passage, from one chapter to another. And those passages involve parents and teachers and siblings as … read more.
When a preacher takes on topics like humility and pride, it is important to do so with a good deal of care.
I think back to a time circa 1978 when I was a sophomore or junior in high school. It was the custom back then … read more.
