Maureen Ash, UUSRF member and author, has shared an essay which she wrote some years ago but which is relevant to the tenor of our country today. The essay is excerpted below. Click here to read the entire essay. Autoimmune We are traveling out west, my husband and I, driving our only-mildly-air-conditioned car and listening …
Links to Share On Sunday, November 3 Randy Dean gave an engaging talk on the Practice of Repair. If you missed it, it was taped for future viewing. It’s worth a listen. A charming video that connects to The Practice of Repair theme was part of Sunday’s program. Be inspired by one woman’s view. Check …
Welcome to the Practice of Repair When the cracks come, who doesn’t desire – even demand – to restore what once was? Nothing is more human. We all long to reverse the damage. We all hold tight to the Humpty Dumpty hope that everything can be put back together again. But, as our faith teaches …
September, Suicide Prevention Month Suicide has impacted our UUSRF community in the past. Perhaps most recently was the death by suicide of Jens Gunnelson’s son-in-law. His daughter Jordan wrote beautifully of her husband’s suicide. It covers feelings of guilt and includes a plea. *Trigger warning* I’ve had so many people ask me about Max’s death. It’s …
“Mystery of mysteries, we are thirsty for justice and bearing witness to grief.We’re claiming our inherent wholeness, and healing strands of the Great Web.We are hungry for liberation and cracking ourselves wide open.We are mourning the dead and fighting for the living.We’re singing for joy and striving for meaning.We’re embodying love;reaching out in love;acting on …
In the forest, four special animals were all close friends: a partridge, a hare, a monkey, and an elephant. They lived beneath a large banyan tree. Out of curiosity, they wanted to figure out who was the eldest among them. So, to figure out who was the most senior, they started talking about the age …
