Tag Archives: Love

Advent (Love): Sharing the Love

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Christiana McQuain

This morning, the youth of our congregation presented our annual holiday pageant.  This year it was a retelling of the nativity story entitled, “Would You Like to Hold the Baby?”, written by Joyce Poley. This version of the story – … Continue reading →

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Storehouse: Giving Thanks

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Christiana McQuain

Every year I write the “grace” that I then speak aloud at our Thanksgiving table.  I am inspired by many sources including, but not limited to Buddhist wisdom, Native American traditions, and Unitarian Universalist faith heritage. As I am composing … Continue reading →

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Harvest: Of the Heart

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Bob Patrick

At the end of an unusually long day, within the space of just a few minutes, I had conversations with all three of our grown children, with my wife, and enjoyed a few minutes with our two aging dogs–also beloved … Continue reading →

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Harvesting Love

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Christiana McQuain

Several years ago I took part in a “focused Love experiment”.  The idea was that one member of the group of participants would be selected each week, and for the duration of that week all of the other members of … Continue reading →

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Renewal: If I succeed in loving you . . .

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Bob Patrick

Buddhist teachings say that there is no separate self, and I find that difficult to embrace all the time.  I think most Westerners do.  I don’t know that it matters whether it always makes sense to me as much as … Continue reading →

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