Category Archives: Gift of Welcome

The Gift of Welcome, September theme 2023

Welcome To My Home

Welcome to my home, please ignore the mess, it is well lived in. I tell this to everyone that enters my home because, well, I’m embarrassed by the clutter that always seems to gather in the corners, then spill out … Continue reading

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The Power of Welcome

One of the benefits of being an editor for these reflections is that I get to see what everyone is writing before they are published. Earlier this week, Jenn Yi wrote something that really struck deeply within me. In Jenn’s … Continue reading

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Welcome–Open Arms

Bob and I share this amazing gift…  We are stackers! You show us a flat surface and we will fill it. Our stacks at home include the following:  What are our UU stacks? What piles of faith do we protect? … Continue reading

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Welcome as Sacred Exchange

There is a small group of individuals who take up a most important task each week on Sunday mornings at UUCG. They are our Greeters. We have outside greeters who are in the parking lot. We have inside greeters just … Continue reading

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How Can We Welcome Ourselves?

You are welcome here. You are home. We begin every service with a version of this sentiment, and this reassurance every week is a powerful one to me. It says, “we will take you into our hearts with open arms … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Work

I want to love the world. I really, truly do. But it’s hard, you know? There is so much division, exclusion, judgement… Where do we begin doing the work of welcoming that honors our interconnectedness and the understanding that our … Continue reading

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