Behaving, Believing, Belonging

It is astonishing how certain human bonds are able to transcend time and place. Early one year, my brother Chuck made contact—on the Internet, no less—with a long lost relative in Iceland.

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From Your Minister

When do you feel as if you—your opinions, your experiences, your beliefs—matter? And when do you feel as if you are marginal, that you and your life are invisible?

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Ambiguity

What are you? Are you a man? A woman? Person of color? Are you straight or gay, able or disabled, citizen, immigrant, settler? Are you legal or illegal? Do you belong here?

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Belonging

To be human is to belong. Belonging is a circle that embraces everything; if we reject it, we damage our nature. The word “belonging” holds together the two fundamental aspects of life: being and longing.

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To Whom it May Concern:

The very first prayer I ever learned as a child was a bedtime prayer, taught to me by my grandmother. It went like this: “God bless me and keep me a good boy, and spare me for a good end. Amen.”

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God or the Horse?

An immigrant from Russia was explaining to his children and grandchildren about life in the Old Country, and told a story about his father.

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Prayer

Prayer is a truly powerful thing, and represents our spiritual connection with the Creator. Prayer is our time to give thanks for the blessings we have been given and to ask for help for those in need.

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