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Rick Hoyt-McDaniels

Unitarian Universalist Minister

Category: Poems & Prayers

Most of these, whether styled as “poem”, “prayer”, or “meditation”, were written to be used in worship.

The Container of This Community

Posted on June 2, 2024June 7, 2024 by Rick

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

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Rick

          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

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Rick

God of compassionHoly spirit that binds us all in one human familyBlessed network of connections that interweaves one and another… Read more Compassion

Spring

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Rick

Spring is around and within usWe feel the tingle on our skinWe feel the gathering fire in our spiritsThe warming… Read more Spring

Irish Blessing

Posted on March 17, 2024March 17, 2024 by Rick

May the road, the path, the way, the tripBe scenic, winding, refreshing, risingTo meet your step, your heart, your hopesWith… Read more Irish Blessing

Spirit of Laughter

Posted on February 18, 2024March 4, 2024 by Rick

Spirit of Life, and Love, and LaughterPraise the joker, the jester, the clown.Bless the comic who stands up to the… Read more Spirit of Laughter

Our Turn

Posted on February 4, 2024February 10, 2024 by Rick

To lie upon the earth and be carriedThe stars a blur aboveOur days and nights a revolution Swept with motion Or… Read more Our Turn

After Robert French Leavens

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Rick

“Three unseen guests attend, faith, hope, and love”Robert French Leavens Faith be with us.Let us turn to trust, to confidenceTo… Read more After Robert French Leavens

After Jacob Trapp

Posted on January 21, 2024January 20, 2024 by Rick

Close your eyes and imagine with me.. It is dark night.  You’re standing in an open field looking up at a… Read more After Jacob Trapp

Advent Meditation

Posted on December 17, 2023December 18, 2023 by Rick

I hope that this morningYou find peaceI hope there’s a moment of quietA place of stillnessA breath.  Here.A pause.  Now. We could… Read more Advent Meditation

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