It has been said that the difference between “Living with Intention” and setting goals is the difference between being pulled into who we truly are as opposed to setting goals which involve pushing us out into future possibilities. When we set an intention, we must listen to that inner voice which speaks to who we … Continue reading Living with Intention
The poet Toi Derricotte revolutionized Black feminism with one line in a poem, “joy is an act of resistance.” The truth is life is meant to be joyous! We are pleasure-seeking beings by nature. Joy makes you younger, more intuitive, smarter, healthier, and more powerful. This talk will explore the “Power of Joy,” an energy … Continue reading The Power of Joy
Times, like these, of great uncertainty and upheaval can initiate an acceleration of calling. This call includes the call to awaken the elder and the sage within each person’s heart. In the old wisdom traditions, elders were considered to have one foot firmly on the ground of presence and of survival, and the other in … Continue reading The Call of the Elder
It has been four-hundred years since the first Thanksgiving was held, on land renamed Plymouth, Massachusetts. This day marks a celebration for many and a day of mourning for some. We will offer a container for both stories to be recognized. Let us consciously be aware of the joy and power inherent in truth-telling as … Continue reading Thanksgiving & Thanksgrieving
“Poetry may make us a little more aware of the deeper, unnamed feelings which form the substratum of our being, to which we rarely penetrate, for our lives are mostly a constant evasion of ourselves,” so wrote T.S. Eliot. This worship service will focus upon naming and claiming our feelings through our own poetic words … Continue reading Poetry as a Spiritual Practice
“The world is but a canvas to the imagination,” said Henry David Thoreau. Our imagination allows us to see beyond our reality and is the core to creativity and knowledge. How can our imagination serve us or lead us in our current time of tumult? This sermon shall explore the imagination as a key to … Continue reading Imagination
Is “Critical Race Theory” a way of understanding how American racism affects our daily lives and has shaped public policy, or a divisive discourse that pits people of color against white people? This sermon aims to clarify what Critical Race Theory is and what it is not and why you should care. This week’s service … Continue reading Critical Race Theory
Indigenous People’s Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors Native American people and commemorates their histories and their cultures. Historians say there were over five hundred nations of people here when the Europeans arrived. Though many have perished, we will hold their memories in sacred space. Join us as we celebrate the original people … Continue reading Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Pandemic time is teaching us so many things about relationship. It’s clarifying that there is no real replacement for in-person connection. How can we nourish one another at this time? We live in a society that distracts us from the relationships that matter most, and certainly the relationships that could feed us the most. This … Continue reading Nourishing Relationship
The “Wise Silence,” is what Emerson called it. Lao Tzu called it the “Tao,” Plato called it the “Good and the Beautiful”, Aristotle called it “Being.” In Zulu they call it “Moya.” In Judaism, some call it “Ein Sof”, that which is everything and is nothing. Is the Soul, in fact, separate from us? This … Continue reading You Do Not Have a Soul; You ARE a Soul
