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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Harbor: Would You Harbor Me?
Would you harbor me? Would I harbor you? Would you harbor a Christian, a Muslim, a Jew, a heretic, convict, or spy? Would you harbor a runaway woman or child, a poet, a prophet, a king? Would you harbor an … Continue reading
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Tagged community, connection, drought, Earth, fear, Love, service, UU 1st Principle, UU 7th Principle
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Harbor: Rest and Reflect
“What? No Words today?” inquired the Doe. That’s right. On Saturdays, we take a writing break, but we hope that you will look back through this week’s reflections or the month of November and find one that you have not … Continue reading
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Harbor: Basic Safety
We are likely familiar with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. As it goes, it proposes that human beings have layered kinds of needs and that some are more basic than others. By basic, it means that until those most basic needs are taken … Continue reading
Harbor for the Other
The Hebrew scriptures are full of instructions on how citizens of the land ought to treat immigrants. The core of the teaching seems to hinge on this: treat the other (immigrant, alien, wayfarer) with the same laws, same justice, same … Continue reading
Harbor: Flowers and Guns
Perhaps by now you have seen this video interview of a French father and son about the tragedy in Paris. The boy appears to be no more than about 4 years old. The reporter wants to know if he understands … Continue reading
Harbor: Mine for yours?
Like everyone else, I am deeply disturbed, to my core, over the terrorist attack on Paris. Only minutes after first learning of it on Friday night, Lydia and I lit a candle on our home altar which is still burning … Continue reading
Harbor: Perfect Place
Our First Principle says that every person has inherent worth and dignity and yet I wonder how often we truly think this about ourselves. I can only speak for myself, but I am very familiar with SWC – shoulda, coulda, … Continue reading