Category Archives: Loss

The Communion of Loss

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Bob Patrick

I was a young clergyman, and we had just brought our first child into the world. She was almost a year old. So was the son of a young couple in our congregation. The phone rang that Sunday night just … Continue reading →

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Loss: The Craving

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Bob Patrick

There is a craving that comes in the wake of a loss.  That craving may manifest in many ways, and it comes after the loss of any thing or any one that was important to us.  That craving is that space … Continue reading →

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Loss: Losing the Closet

Posted on October 11, 2015 by admin

October 11 is National Coming Out Day … a day set aside for advocates and allies, as well as people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, and affectional orientations to come out in support of the LGBTQ community. This weekend … Continue reading →

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Loss: The Little Boat

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Bob Patrick

We expect it to be there. We expect him/her to be there.  We expect our own selves to be there.  We expect a schedule, a season, a welcome, an acceptance, a hand, a pat on the back, some encouragement, support. … Continue reading →

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Loss: Light a Candle

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Bob Patrick

In Unitarian Universalism, it is common to hear people say that they are going to “light a candle” for someone, or some event, or some issue that concerns them.  Our central symbol in worship services has become the flaming chalice, … Continue reading →

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Loss: My Whole Life

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Bob Patrick

Recently, pondering some rather minor situations that were disappointing to me, I had what I can only call a moment of clarity.  I was sitting there mulling over the situation, and these words formed within me:  “I’ve been living my … Continue reading →

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Loss–For This Moment

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Bob Patrick

“My practice is teaching me to embrace imperfection: to have compassion for all the ways things haven’t turned out as I’d planned, in my body and in my life; for the way things keep falling apart, and failing, and breaking … Continue reading →

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