The American observance of Easter invites us to celebrate a one-time and highly contested phenomenal event: Words like “risen”, “king”, or “triumph” celebrate the narrative of a transcendent God, one who triumphs over Death itself and ascends, seamlessly and painlessly into the celestial realms. Conversely, voices like the agrarian poet Wendell Berry, invite us to … Continue reading Easter Sunday – Practices of Resurrection

In her poem Gratitude, Mary Oliver asks herself and then answers eight questions of Attention: What did you notice? What did you hear? When did you admire? What astonished you? What would you like to see again? What was most tender? What was most wonderful? What did you think was happening? What we pay attention to … Continue reading “What Did You Notice?”

This Sunday, we will move beyond words and into practice as we live our Unitarian Universalist values through small, meaningful acts of service. Together we will do some baking for our unhoused neighbors, write letters of care and concern, and engage in other tangible expressions of love that help seed the world we long to … Continue reading Love at the Center: A Stone Soup Experience