Celebration and Rededication of our Meetinghouse
As we celebrate and rededicate our restored Meetinghouse, let’s reflect on the meaning and purpose of a Meetinghouse. Who or what do we “meet” when we enter the Meetinghouse? What’s at stake in these meetings? What would it mean to … read more.
Our nation and our democracy face critical challenges in 2024. In order for it to thrive, we must understand our democracy as more than a collection of laws and institutions. We must re-imagine and re-engage our democracy as a vital, intimate practice.
Are you fed up with New Year’s resolutions? Have you discovered that, on its own, your resolve (your will) is insufficient to the task of re-creation and beginning anew? The good news is that we can rely on resources more powerful and plentiful than our … read more.
As children, many of us learned to fear the dark. Later in life, perhaps we discovered that darkness has a lot to teach us about courage, strength and hope. As the winter solstice approaches, we take time to celebrate the spiritual gifts of darkness.
We live in breath-taking times. Both the world’s beauty and its injustice can take our breath away—metaphorically and, alas, literally. How do we harness the power of our own breath to calm us, center us, and call us back to the source of life?
The first in a three-sermon holiday series called “Simple Gifts” that focuses successively on the spiritual gifts of silence, breath, and darkness. We often think of silence as an absence—the absence of noise. Yet silence can be filled with holy presence. The mystic Meister Eckhart … read more.
Reflecting on the state of our world, one religious leader recently lamented: “It’s hard to be human these days.” How do we claim the fullness of our lives, our love, and our humanity in times of violence, polarization and fear. Join Rev. Hardies and a … read more.
Pain and suffering are an inevitable part of life. None of us can avoid what William Shakespeare called “the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.” But sometimes we compound our suffering by the way we respond to it, and by the stories we tell ourselves … read more.
Many of us carry around anger and resentment from past harm. Harboring such sentiments can feel like a form of justice—giving our pain its due. But what if our resentment is just inflicting more pain on us? How can we embrace the freedom that comes … read more.
