Monthly Archives: September 2025
What’s With This Word ‘Building?’
When I hear the word building, I immediately picture buildings (noun) or building (verb). I think of neighborhoods with houses, apartments and condos. I imagine the skylines of cities and the invasive noise of construction sites. Building any building is … Continue reading
Building Beloved Community
Recently I was at a store checking out and the very nice cashier asked if “We would be using our store credit card today.” I had to look around as I left the house by myself and had not picked … Continue reading
If We Build It, Will They Come?
We are building a new way.We are building a new way.We are building a new way,feeling stronger ev’ry day,We are building a new way. -Sharing The Journey # 1017, Martha Sandefer We sing these words with some regularity. I love … Continue reading
Longing for Belonging
Toko-pa Turner, in her wonderful book Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, says that at the very heart of our ache to belong “is the longing to be recognized for one’s gifts, to be welcomed in love and kinship, to feel a … Continue reading
Building Belonging
It is with great joy and some trepidation that I write these opening words for our 2025-2026 season of the Words of Wisdom? reflections. Great Joy! Those of us who collaborate to write daily reflections on our Unitarian Universalist themes … Continue reading