From the height of summer, we slipped this morning toward winter’s realm.For one still second the day and the night… Read more The Fall
Category: Poems & Prayers
Most of these, whether styled as “poem”, “prayer”, or “meditation”, were written to be used in worship.
Freedom
Why do we ask for freedom when to be bound is our desire To be intertwined with others, to be… Read more Freedom
The World We Seek
God of our heartsNameless oneHighest, best, furthest yet nearestComforter that loves us as we arePerfection that calls us to grow… Read more The World We Seek
Olympia
Your feet are in the blocksYou stand on the rimYou’ve climbed to the platformAnd come to the edge of the… Read more Olympia
Olympic Gold
I’ve been watching the Olympic GamesProbably you have, tooAt the end of each eventThe announcer finds the winnerAnd asks them… Read more Olympic Gold
Less
Amid the everything excitementThe stress, the tasks, the listsThe necessities, responsibilities, production, pressureThe incomplete, the undone, more to come, nextWe… Read more Less
The Container of This Community
To the container of this communityWe bring the fullness of our livesOur joys, our sorrowsOur fears, our hopesOur days of… Read more The Container of This Community
The Arc of the Moral Universe
Many years ago a Unitarian minister wrote: “I do not pretend to understand the moral universe. The arc is a long… Read more The Arc of the Moral Universe
Compassion
God of compassionHoly spirit that binds us all in one human familyBlessed network of connections that interweaves one and another… Read more Compassion
Spring
Spring is around and within usWe feel the tingle on our skinWe feel the gathering fire in our spiritsThe warming… Read more Spring