Tag Archives: Spring
Rooted, Planted, Grounded (an Earth Day Response to Mass Violence)
There it was again, the phone call. This time it was my father. “Did you see what happened at the Boston Marathon? Turn on the television. It’s awful.” There it was again, that feeling of profound sadness. Tears welling up. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beloved Community, Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon Bombing, church, Come Back As a Flower, culture of violence, Earth Day, Faith, Josh Pawelek, liberal religion, Liberal religion Hartford, Molly Vigeant, Newtown, Nones, Poetry, prayer, Sandy Hook, Spring, Starhawk, Stevie Wonder, Unitarian Universalism, urban violence, UU, UUS:E, welcoming congregation
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Easter Lingers as Spring Arrives
Morning breaks. Blackbird sings. The grass is damp. The garden is wet. Dew moistens everything as the sun rises on early April mornings, announcing, finally, “spring is here.” The warm April sun on our backs; the soft, dark smell of … Continue reading
The Rhythm of Life is a Powerful Beat (An Easter Homily)
“Would you harbor me? Would I harbor you?”[1] I like this song on Easter morning. It reminds us we live in a world where far too many people, for far too many reasons need safe harbor, need of sanctuary, shelter, safety; … Continue reading
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Tagged Beloved Community, church, Easter, Faith, Humanism, Josh Pawelek, liberal religion, Liberal religion Hartford, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, love, Nones, Religious Humanism, resurrection, Spiritual but not Religious, Spring, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UUS:E, Violence, welcoming congregation
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Edge Times (On the Coming of Spring)
We’re right on the edge. Spring has come so close. Snow, when it falls, melts quickly now. Thermometers now read forty, even fifty degrees at mid-day. Morning bird song, though sparse, is unmistakable now. Sharp green shoots will break through … Continue reading
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Tagged Edge Times, Josh Pawelek, Neo-Pagan, Nones, Pagan, planting, prayer, Spiritual but not Religious, Spring, Unitarian Universalism, UU, Vernal Equinox, Winter
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Spring’s Wet Mornings
May ongoing spring inspire us. May beautiful spring days and nights move in us: move in our hearts, move in our minds, move in our hands the way the gods and goddesses are rumored to do from time to time. May beautiful … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheist, church, Compassion, Dew, Evening, Faith, Josh Pawelek, justice, liberal religion, Liberal religion Hartford, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, love, Moisture, Peace, praise, Rev Josh Pawelek, Spring, Theist, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UUS:E, uuseast, welcoming congregation, Wet
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The Promise of Living: An Easter Homily
The promise of living / With hope and thanksgiving / Is born of our loving / Our friends and our labor. / The promise of growing / With faith and with knowing / Is born of our sharing / Our … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Copland, Atheist, church, creation, Earth, Easter, Faith, Josh Pawelek, liberal religion, Liberal religion Hartford, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, love, Passover, Rev Josh Pawelek, Spring, The Promise of Living, Theist, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UUS:E, uuseast, welcoming congregation
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Winter Takes Its Time
Our lives mirror the changing seasons. Now we await the end of winter, tired, restless, impatient. We await the end of winter. March mud, April rain and May sun call to us, coax us, tease us gently. We are almost … Continue reading
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Tagged Earth, Josh Pawelek, liberal religion, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, Mud, Rain, Rev Josh Pawelek, Seasons, Spring, Sun, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UUS:E, Winter, Winter Meditation, winter prayer
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