We belong to other people. I know, I know. We're about to celebrate a big national holiday commemorating our country's independence from tyranny. And much of our national cultural identity…
Sermons
READING ~ No.662 in SLT Strange and Foolish Walls by A. Powell Davies The years of all of us are short, our lives precarious. Our days and nights go hurrying…
READING: “Sense of Blessing” by Rev. Peter Friedrichs I know what a blessing looks like, and I’m not talking about a picture of the Pope placing his cupped hands on…
“Justice is what love looks like in public.” ~ Cornell West READING ~ “Useful Anger” by Sephen Shick in Be the Change. Boston: Skinner House Press, 2009. A good anger…
This month the Soul Matters liturgical calendar directed us to the theme of beauty. Beauty is such a broad and exciting topic. And after conducting Spring themed services that focused…
READING ~ Ancient Wisdom from the Hebrew Scripture. Micah 6:8 He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do…
READING The Battle Hymn (1861) by Julia Ward Howe published in The Atlantic in February 1862 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is…
READING ~ “May Day 2022: What Is May Day?” in The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2022 May Day (May 1) is a holiday rich in history and folklore, celebrating the return…
I’ll say it again, “Good morning!” Bon Matin! Guten morgen! What a positive and uplifting way to open one’s eyes and wake to the day, to the moment, to the…
READING ~ Gospel According to Mark. Chapter 14, verses 32 – 42. New Revised Standard Version 32 They went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit…
