Religious Director Monthly Blog
Sometimes hope can be hard to find. Sometimes when we have had evidence to the contrary, actively choosing hope can feel painful. But it’s easier to find hope when we’re in the practice of doing so. Sometimes something silly helps crack me open – like pondering on the way to spell muscle. Maybe I’ll have … Continue reading Your Hope Mussel …. I Mean Muscle
I’m having a hard time cultivating compassion in these days of… all the things. Compassion is action oriented – it requires four steps from us: recognizing, understanding, empathizing and responding.Compassion is an action word. Sometimes I don’t have any energy for action anywhere in me. Carrie Newcomer reflects that: Perhaps the place to start is … Continue reading Love & Compassion
Today I think of swimming and being in water as a kind of freedom. I know the water will hold me and when I get in I can let all of my worries and my body be held by a force that’s not me. I can float away. But for my almost 8 month old, … Continue reading Swimming Along
Joy is all around us. Sometimes we just have to search it out. How many times have you heard the saying “Just for fun!”? These “just for fun” moments can bring us so much joy. This month how will you practice joy? This month will you dismiss the opportunity for joy? How often have you … Continue reading Just For Fun!
How do we practice liberating love through inclusion? It starts at home. This practice starts with you. Liberating Love starts with Us. On Sunday morning we light a chalice. Do you light a chalice at home? In these days where liberation for so many of us feels quite distant, we need to lean into practices … Continue reading Inclusion Affirmations a tool for Liberating Love
How does repair work in your life? What does it mean to repair? When I think of repairs in my UU world many things pop up. As sexton this means finding a way to restore hot water in my church, or putting the wheel back on my vacuum. Repair on a building that is so … Continue reading Repair
The first time I went sailing was with my uncle. He invited me out for an afternoon, on a tiny four person sailboat when I was around 14 years old. His family rented the time and the boat for a few hours while they hosted me on one of the first weeks away from my … Continue reading To Dance With The Wind – An Invitation
From the desk of your director of religious education, Ebee Bromley What we offer at UUBerks doesn’t get created without each and every one of you. So this summer we’re highlighting reflections from our community members about what it means to them to co-create our community. When it comes to learning and exploring our spiritual … Continue reading Creating Joy Together
This month, on the cusp of the ‘endless days of summer’, I bring to you an exercise suggested in June’s Soulful Home Packet. Soulful Home curator, Teresa Honey-Youngblood writes: The Groundhog Day Effect is an informal but commonly experienced phenomenon of feeling as if you are reliving the same day over and over, as if … Continue reading From Soulful Home: The Groundhog Day Effect
From the desk of your religious educator; April’s Mantra found in Soulful Home Packet is explored “All of us need all of us to make it.”
