The message of Hanukkah is to kindle the first light: to care, to be concerned, and to be uplifting to others. In the end, a little bit of light has…
Sermons
As drops of rain that find each other and build to become a track, a rivulet, a stream, a river, a sea, so are we drawn together; so are we…
"When strangers sojourn with you in your land, you shall do them no wrong, the strangers who sojourn with you shall be to you as natives among you, and you…
“Clearly, the purpose of wealth is not security. The purpose of wealth is reckless generosity.” Joan Chittister, OSB and Archbishop Rowan Williams READING ~ Michael Durall, selections from The Almost…
READING Thoughts about privilege Peggy McIntosh~ I think whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege, as males are taught not to recognize male privilege. Allan G. Johnson (via…
No Spring nor Summer Beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one Autumnal face. John Donne READING Autumn Leaves – The Beauty of Change ~ Janet Hagerman I…
“Renew us for a year that is good and sweet.” Rosh Hashanah Liturgy READING About forgiveness from the Jewish Tradition excerpted from the Portal On Jewish Prayer and in Keeping…
READING Christian Scripture, Gospel of Matthew 11:28-29 Matthew 11:28-29 Revised Standard Version (RSV) 28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.…
Gradually you will return to yourself, Having learned a new respect for your heart And the joy that dwells far within slow time. ~John O’Donohue READING “More Than a Cup…
Faith sees a beautiful blossom in a bulb, a lovely garden in a seed, and a giant oak in an acorn. ~William Arthur Ward Sometimes big trees grow out of…
