Tag Archives: UU 2nd Principle
Filled with Loving Kindness: The Absurdity of Today
(The fires, while very real and truly devastating, are herein used as a metaphor for my feelings about the results of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. Also very real and – from my perspective – truly devastating.) Wildfires are … Continue reading
Filled with Loving Kindness: Friends with strangers
We have recently celebrated another Halloween night. I found myself sitting in the living room while most of the trick-or-treaters came to our door, answering it myself occassionally. I was recovering from the flu, and mostly I was just sitting … Continue reading
Love Makes a Bridge: Dealing with Fear
Love is the bridge between you and everything. Jalaluddin Rumi Unfortunately, this powerful little line from Rumi can come across almost as a platitude–a nice, innocuous little saying that really carries no weight, a saying that we could say and … Continue reading
Love Makes a Bridge: Holy Moments
In our Sunday Service this past week, Rev. Jan made this observation: “Holy moments often become the words and deeds of prophetic women and men.” Unitarian Universalists will recognize the “words and deeds of prophetic women and men” as one … Continue reading
Love Makes a Bridge: Into the Future
This whole week we have been pondering and reflecting on these well articulated reasons why Black Lives Matter. They can help us understand that the push-back claim “all lives matter” does not work to help us all become a better … Continue reading
Love Makes a Bridge: Through the System
Monday’s post of reasons why Black Lives Matter received very high readership. I want to continue for the next few days reflecting on some of those points and how love can make bridges for us. Let’s consider the itms on that … Continue reading
Love Makes a Bridge: Into our Memory
Monday’s post of reasons why Black Lives Matter received very high readership. I want to continue for the next few days reflecting on some of those points and how love can make bridges for us. Let’s consider the fourth and fifth … Continue reading