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Newborns are an exception. With everyone else, when we meet them, we arrive in the middle of their story, and they arrive in the middle of ours. We may travel alongside together for a while, learning about each other’s pasts as well as getting to know each other well. Then, if we part ways, we … Continue reading In the Middle of the Story
How apt that we come to this line of our benediction on the day before the presidential inauguration, because protecting the weak from the strong–whoever those might be at any given moment–is one of the principal purposes of government. Yet the way we achieve that is via laws that are made by the people and … Continue reading Support the Weak
We continue to explore our unison benediction line by line. Today’s line, “strengthen the faint-hearted,” returns us to the theme of courage: bolstering each other’s when it grows faint. How do we do that? It might help to consider where courage even comes from. Worship leader: Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern Special music: Celtic Moon Follow … Continue reading Strengthen the Faint-hearted
We welcome Christmas with stories, carols and special music, and candles. Come sing the familiar songs that are always powerful and experience the magic of candlelight in the darkness. Worship leaders: Revs. Cat Boyle & Amy Zucker Morgenstern. Special music: Thomas Shoebotham, cello. The order of service will be posted here by that day. If … Continue reading Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Many religious teachers agree with this sentiment from our benediction. Jesus said, “When someone strikes you on one cheek, offer him the other.” The Buddha said “Only love dispels hate.” Muhammad offered kindness to a woman who abused him daily. But we ordinary people, faced with serious threats: are we really supposed to live by … Continue reading Return No One Evil for Evil
The choir, along with a seven-person band, is here to make our pageant a musical! Well, almost. They’ll sing several pieces to help make the story of Jesus’s birth come to life, along with whoever wishes to take a non speaking role in the play on the spot (including Zoom attendees!), as we rejoice in … Continue reading No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant
The words of our benediction continue to guide us in how to fight fascism. To hold fast to what is good when there are so many forces that threaten to erode it, we have to first know: what is good? What, in ourselves and our world, do we value as much as life itself? We’ve … Continue reading Hold Fast To What Is Good
In the service two weeks ago, we heard about a method of conversation that helps people to change their minds. The down side probably occurred to you: “Can’t anyone use this to make anyone change their minds to any idea–including really bad ones?” Well, yes and no. The point of such conversations is actually not … Continue reading Be of Good Courage
Where to next? We have endured so much uncertainty. Uncertainty itself is so painful that often, we cope better with bad news than with waiting for what might be bad news. Looking at history, though, we can take hope from just how uncertain and unpredictable world events are. That’s what one award-winning writer, historian, and … Continue reading Uncertainty Is a Reason for Hope
Today is our annual Remembrance Service, when we particularly call to mind all that we have loved and lost: people, animals, friendships, hopes, abilities. Whether the losses occurred long ago or recently, loom large or are comparatively small, we honor them, because that is how we nurture love in our lives. As Richard Osman writes, … Continue reading A Day of Death and Love