Spiritual Themes>Living with Purpose
The Call to Prayer
Allahu Akbar, the voice calls four times: “God is the most great.”
Read MoreREsources for Living
I didn’t learn a whole lot about prayer growing up in a UU church in the 60s and 70s.
Read MoreHow Do I Live a Good Life?
Perhaps the central question of religion for Unitarian Universalist is the question of how to live a life that is ethical and compassionate, and leaves the world in some measure better than how we found it.
Read MoreThe Engaged Soul
It’s a complicated boarding system. / There are zones that seem to be assigned without / the actual layout of the airplane in mind …
Read MoreGetting Out of Our Own Way Faithfully
Recently, I was on my way out the door at my local library. It was newsletter folding day, and several volunteers were out sick. I was asked to help out.
Read MoreKeeping On Though Not Yet
Were you ever going somewhere and impatient to arrive? Are we there yet? Have you ever been ill a long time and wondered when and if you would get well?
Read MoreA Transcendent Bit of Yarn
A member of my congregation was due to become a mother for the first time, and the women gathered for a Blessing Way. This ancient tradition is used to offer love and blessings to the soon-to-be mother and prepare her for the beautiful and wonderful experiences of childbirth and mothering.
Read MoreThinking too Hard
This past summer was the first that my son Adam, who is autistic, didn’t go to camp. At 19, he let us know that he was ready to move on from this kind of experience. He had been working at the local public library a few hours a week during the school year, and he was happy to continue with his job and a program at the high school. So far so good.
Read MoreFaitfhful Risk for Living Faith
I rarely speak of faith as a noun, but rather of faithing and faithful living. Every day we’re invited on a risky adventure of living into our promises and aspirations, of growing spiritually, and of contributing to the blessings of this world.
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