Eleanor Rice was the minister at UUSRF in the 1990s and early 2000s. This excerpt is from the March 2003 UUSRF newsletter when the US was contemplating a war with Iraq. Its message is still relevant. Think Eternally, Live Now This is such an uncertain time. I don’t know what the situation will be by …
WE BELONG TOGETHERDriving one day in the city, I sawin a library window a sign reading WE BELONG TOGETHER. A warm hand, a hand of human language, reached upto touch my heart. It was as if some split-offlost side of myself had spoken. What Eros in the story those three words tell. Imagine if we took …
The Grout By Marcus Liefert The Unitarian Universalist congregation where I served as an intern made a mosaic Tree of Life the summer before I arrived. Congregants of all ages came together to craft the tree’s leaves, using bits and pieces of broken ceramics, jewelry, glass, and stone. There are many precious personal items in the tree, including …
This poem was part of the service on Trust on March 2. Out of the flames of fearWe rise with courage of our deepest convictionsto stand for justice, inclusion and peace Out of the flames of scrutinyWe rise to proclaim our faithWith hope to heal a fractured and hurting world Out of the flames of …
School of the World By Maureen Ash Late evening the car hits ice ona curve, slides toward the chasm butthere’s gravel, the tires grab,you breathe, drive home, carrygroceries in under the moon’s thinsilver feather, sweet winter cold fresh as water on your face. You have been a disappointment, youfailed, left an essential task undone, caused harm, it is too …
February’s Theme: Inclusion – UUSRF is following the UUA curriculum Soul Matters this year. Each month has a theme and accompanying resources which will be reflected in Sunday programs and in the newsletter. The following poem seems appropriate for the current times. …
February’s Theme: InclusionUUSRF is following the UUA curriculum Soul Matters this year. Each month has a theme and accompanying resources. This poem was suggested in the resource materials. Submissions for the UU Musings section are welcome. Send essays, poems or other writings to annleake001@gmail.com. These can be original works or pieces by other authors that you …
These poems were created following the template from the storytelling activity during the January 5th service. Our authors are Tina Domeyer, Don Leake, and Nancy Miller. Can you match the author with the poem?I Am From Number 1I am from bold wallpaper of stop signs and old cars From a playhouse and car portsI am from the brick …
This poem was created by ChatGPT AI following the template from the storytelling activity during the January 5th service. I Am From – Martin Luther King I am from the worn leather Bible, from the cold metal bars of a jail cell, and from the steady hum of a hymn sung in quiet defiance.I am from the streets of …
This poem comes from the storytelling activity during the January 5th service. Do you have an “I Am From” poem to share? The Dragonfly weekly UUSRF electronic newsletter will include it here in coming weeks. I am from flaming chalices, from rainbow streamers and the Paterek bell. I am from prairie grasses and morning glories. I …
