As I reflect on this month’s spiritual theme of beloved community, I find myself circling back to what prevents us from being in beloved community. There are personal or individual factors: pride, ego, experiences of hurt and trauma, what we have been taught and what has been reinforced. Even harder are the larger social and […]
Minister
Re-Opening OUUC – the Building
“I know this rose will open. I know my fear will burn away. I know my soul will unfurl its wings. I know this rose will open.” ~ by Mary Grigolia in Singing the Living Tradition #396 When are we going to be back in person again? It’s the question on our minds and hearts. […]
Advocacy, Again and Always
Over the past five months, and small and mighty group of people has met every other week to reflect on advocacy. We’ve listened to each other’s stories of what we believe advocacy to be, how we came to be advocates, what we advocate for and why, and what keeps us going when the work is […]
Your Story, My Story, Our Story
“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.” — Sue Monk Kidd, author Yesterday, May 5, was the two-year anniversary of this congregation’s vote to call me as your settled minister. It was an exciting and joyous day that changed my […]
From Languishing to Flourishing
Some of you may have seen the article by Adam Grant published last week about languishing. The headline was “There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing.” As I read the article, I found myself relieved, intrigued and sad all at the same time. Relieved to hear a name for the feelings […]
