Being Servant Candle: Strongest When We Help Each Other

At my children’s elementary school, there was an annual Solstice pageant. One....


A Prayer for Liminal Time

A liminal time, this… when the veil between life and death grows thin, when....


Pastoral Prayer: Possible Angels and Miracles

(This prayer was inspired by a poem from Mary Oliver, "The World I Live In," a....


Tonglen: Enough. For Now.

I met Doris* as she lay in a bed on the pulmonary unit to which I had been....


Coming to the Pond: Surrender & Prayer (sermon)

Unitarian Society of Northampton & Florence August 9, 2015 (The Mary....


Prayer on the First Anniversary of Michael Brown’s Death

May the words of our mouths and the meditations of all of our hearts contribute....


Prayer for Children Reclaiming Structures Meant for Climbing

This is a summer scene along the Harborway in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It both....


From Halifax to Havana and Back Again

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On the 150th Anniversary of Juneteenth: In the Shadow of Mother Emmanuel AME

[caption id="attachment_3676" align="alignright" width="357"] photo by Chuck....


Hummingbird: A True Story in Two Parts (II)

Part II: We Do Not Fear Change, But We Do Feel Loss (Click here for Part....