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Wake Now My Senses
A SERMON FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE REV. JEANNE LLOYD AS MINISTER OF THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY OF MATTATUCK IN WOODBURY, CT MARCH 24, 2013 “Oh Mystery you are alive; I feel you all around. You are the fire in … Continue reading
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For All That Is Our Life
This coming week marks the anniversary of a milestone in my life and in the life of this congregation. Ten years ago this week, Wednesday, March 19th, 2003 is perhaps most memorable as the day the United States launched its … Continue reading
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“Dealing With Our Spiritual Stuff” or “Reclaiming Our Liberal Spiritual Inheritance”
“There’s a river flowin’ in my soul”—words from Alabama civil rights attorney, state judge, play-write, songwriter, and community-builder Rose Sanders, also known as Faya Ora Rose Touré.[1] “There’s a river flowin’ in my soul and it’s tellin’ me that I’m … Continue reading
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How Do We Know? or Spiritual Discernment in the Age of Information
“Light shine in. Luminate our inward view. Help us to see with clarity.”[1] I offer these words as a way to begin exploring our January ministry theme, discernment. When we discern, we attempt to “see with clarity.” I love … Continue reading
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The Time Where Words End: Reflections on Humility
“Come, my way, my truth, my life, such a way as gives us breathe, such a truth as ends all strife, such a life that killeth death.”[1] Words from George Herbert, a seventeenth-century Anglican priest and poet; words that invite, … Continue reading
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People Who Speak Now
It is an honor to to speak at this evening’s Kristallnacht observance. I’m grateful to Rabbi Berman for the invitation and excited to say a few words on this somber yet ultimately hopeful occasion. It goes without saying, but it … Continue reading
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Being Thankful in a Thankless World
In her meditation, “Saying Grace,” the Rev. Kathleen McTigue reminds us “wise women and men from every [faith] tradition teach that gratitude is at the heart of the spiritual life because it leads us to all the rest.”[1] This rings … Continue reading
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