These are strange and fearful days in which we are living. Is it time to close the window blinds, hunker down, and plan an escape to New Zealand or into space? On the other hand, are there possibly more hopeful responses? Where might we find the courage to live compassionately? Is compassionate living even a … Continue reading Crazy? Courageous? Compassionate?
With stories, songs, a time for sharing and reflections by Rev. Jane, we will celebrate our July 4 morning together. Bring your family and friends, and also your honesty, passion, compassion, and hope. This will truly be a service for ALL ages, and one most meaningfully experienced in person.
It’s not easy, sometimes, allowing oneself joy. We all know the realities of our age, and we often devote our time and resources to work toward justice, engage in environmental action, and devote ourselves toward the healing of persons who have suffered in many ways. However, how often do we allow ourselves joy? What nurtures … Continue reading Joy in Hard Times
We may love with wild and abundant love and yet sometimes we, like our parents before us, have wounds and cracks and foibles that get in the way of our caring and loving. Whether we care for children (young or grown), for spouses or friends, or even for our own aging parents, sometimes we just … Continue reading When Love Isn’t Enough: A Mother’s Day Season Sermon for Mothers and Others
The moment that I think that I know something for sure, my questions evolve to confront that new understanding. As UUs, we have long struggled with the challenge of recognizing some eternal truths in a constantly evolving world. With stories, poetry, and a bit of UU history, we’ll explore the possibilities for naming and finding … Continue reading Are There Any Absolutes in Our Absolutely Ever Changing World?
This past year has been one of entombment. So many of us have been buried by fear, illness, loneliness, or incessant demands upon our bodies and energies that feel inescapable. This Easter morning we gather by Zoom and in person once again to celebrate the light and love that draw us out of our despair … Continue reading A Tomb Is No Place To Stay
The rhythm of our lives has changed dramatically over the past year. Both introverts and extroverts have been deeply affected by the enforced solitude many of us have experienced. The quietude of pandemic quarantining can lead us to wonder: What is the place of solitude to deepen us, nurture us, and help us to understand … Continue reading When Extroverts Meet Solitude: Some Quarantine Gifts
Sometimes in life we learn deep spiritual lessons from the animals in our lives. Whether from dogs, cats, birds, or other creatures, many of us have experienced deep wisdom from other creatures. This morning we’ll explore what those lessons might be, and how we have learned them from those companions who teach us in ways … Continue reading What I’ve Learned About Love, Hope, and Maybe Even God From the Animals In My Life
During this past year, many of us have found ourselves at home much of the time. This morning we’ll wonder together: What does “home” mean to us? Is home a place, a feeling, a people, or perhaps a planet? Even more, how does “being home” call us to be ever more connected to other people? … Continue reading Finding Home In a Whirling World
We have experienced so much during the last ten months: challenge, isolation, economic difficulties, illness, political upheaval, and even – for some of us – a profound sense of loss and grief. It is so easy to throw blame around, even perhaps blaming ourselves for what we could have done better or differently. This Sunday, … Continue reading Forgiveness in Time of Pandemic
