Reflections Week One
Link to Service Today is World Communion Sunday, a day when we celebrate our connections to one another and to others around the world. The word Communion signifies the experience of connecting in a meaningful way with something, or intimately sharing our feelings with someone. The word implies a deep connection, particularly a spiritual one. […]
Looking for the Rainbow
Link to Service In recent years, many churches around the world have begun to celebrate what they call the Season of Creation. Much like Earth Day, the Season of Creation is meant to remind us of the amazing work of our Creator and the beauty and fragility of our land, water, and skies. This idea […]
Holy Wisdom
Link to Service Aunt Margaret, everything in moderation, including moderation and I wish I had cleaned less. And the wonderful wisdom of Paul McCartney has been an inspiration during some hard times…Let it Be. This morning, we are invited to consider the importance of Wisdom and what we may yet learn about Wisdom from Scripture. […]
Be Opened
Link to Service Our themes in this week’s Scripture passages speak about the importance of healing as central to God’s plan for our world. From the passage in Isaiah to Mark’s Gospel, we are reminded yet again that God is near to us as a compassionate and healing presence. At points in our lives, […]
“Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart”
Link to Bulletin Over the coming weeks, my hope is to share some stories with our community to help us reflect in new and perhaps different ways about life and faith, exploration and growth. My words are inspired by a book I purchased many years ago entitled Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart: […]
Four Freedoms
Link to Service It’s a beautiful day to be together as we welcome many new members to this beloved community of faith. In the week ahead, we will celebrate the 4th of July, a day when we might give thanks for the many blessings we have inherited from those who sought to live in […]
Together in the Boat
Link to Service We live along the Maine coast, and so I imagine that many of you have had the opportunity to go out on a boat at some point in your life, whether to sail or explore and enjoy the beautiful waters. Maybe some of you have been out on a lake or the […]
Full Human Flourishing
Link to Service God’s ways are mysterious, it’s true, and our Gospel reading for this Sunday inspires a sense of wonder in these parable illustrations of God’s power to take small things and make them great. Jesus offers parables in the Gospel reading from Mark as he compares the reign of God with the mysterious […]
Reflections on Sabbath
Link to Service I remember when I lived for many years in the Boston area and would be out on a Saturday morning whether in Brookline or Chestnut Hill. I would often see Jewish families walking together to the Synagogue for Worship. It was their Sabbath and for those who are observant Orthodox Jews, […]
Reflections on Friendship
Link to Service Our Gospel reading today includes some important wisdom that Jesus sought to share with his disciples about what it means to embrace another in true friendship. He says, “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love… love one another as I have loved you. […]