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Tag Archives: Mary Oliver
On Not Waiting to Be the Hummingbird (redux)
The Life and Death of Lee Hawkins First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque July 14, 2019 A quarter century ago, I asked the coordinator of my grandmother’s hospice care, how my grandmother was doing – not medically, but spiritually. She said … Continue reading
Befriending Death: An Excursion (sermon)
The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ Our reading can be found here. Dylan Thomas’ most famous lines are these: Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against … Continue reading
On the Resurrection of Beloved Dogs (poem)
“Everything is mortal. It dies. But its parts don’t die. Its parts become something else. And we know that when we bury a dog in the garden. And with a rose bush on top of it.” (Mary Oliver, interview with … Continue reading
Pastoral Prayer: Possible Angels and Miracles
(This prayer was inspired by a poem from Mary Oliver, “The World I Live In,” a copy of which I have not yet found on the interwebs, and thus cannot link to it.) May the Spirit of Meditation and Prayer … Continue reading
Coming to the Pond: Surrender & Prayer (sermon)
Unitarian Society of Northampton & Florence August 9, 2015 (The Mary Oliver poem referenced in this sermon can be found here.) When I joined my first Unitarian Universalist congregation, this very one, nearly twenty ago, there was not much tolerance … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Chaplaincy, Hope, Poetry, Prayers, Sermons
Tagged faith not logic, healing, Mary Oliver, no self, prayer, surrender
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The Hope of Raspberry Brambles
It’s risky, writing about hope without being in touch with at least some semblance of it, particularly when one aspires to be a minister. My post yesterday for today’s Earth Day was not hope-giving. It was well-crafted. It was articulate. … Continue reading
Posted in Earth, End of the World, Hope
Tagged awake, earth day, environmental love, gardening, hope, Mary Oliver, nature, raspberries, trees
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What To Do? Syria and Helplessness
I have been thinking about and reflecting upon and experiencing feelings of helplessness a lot lately. There’s good reason, some of which is too personal to go into here, but it’s been a major theme in my spiritual life this … Continue reading
Posted in Unitarian Universalism
Tagged continuous mistake, helplessness, indecision, James Ford, Mary Oliver, Susan Thistlethwaite, Syria, The Fist
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Soul Searching Ahead: Unitarian Universalist Conversations on Race
Over and over, the dangers of oversimplification rang forth. Participants maintained — indeed, they demonstrated — that all of us engaged in the struggle against racism and other forms of oppression — no longer need to fear or avoid conflict, … Continue reading
Posted in Standing on the Side of Love, Unitarian Universalism
Tagged Adam Dyer, anti-racism, conversations on race, cultural competence, Daily Show, International Affairs, Journey Towards Wholeness, Mab Segrest, Mary Oliver, ministerial formation, multi-culturalism, Obama, Star Island, the R word, The Uses of Sorrow, Trayvon Martin, Unitarian Universalism, UU, UUMA, verdict, white privilege
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City Called Wait: Where Not Everything Is Lost
Not all that long ago, I flew to the West Coast to visit my mother. Originally, the tickets I had bought were superb: one layover for less than an hour. Just enough time so I didn’t have to worry about … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged airport, airport chapel, delight, Gate A-4, layover, Logan International, Mary Oliver, meditation, mother, Naomi Shihab Nye, prayer, toddler
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