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September 12th – October 4th, every year, like clockwork
My mother’s birthday is today,
…would have been today.
October 4th.
She would have been 69.
She died 10 years ago;
her Body releasing its last exhale in the wee hours of September 12th. She was 58.
Her death-day marks the beginning of what is typically a difficult series of weeks for our family; September also holding the anniversaries of my brother’s death, and the would-be birthday of my father who died almost two decades ago now.
Of course, the dark season has grown accustomed to stretching out, often initiating Its appearance before August’s end and extending its visit through, and then past, Samhain.
This year was lighter than many.
Still, their absence is present.
The VUU: Addressing Abuse of Power
https://www.facebook.com/CLFUU/videos/1369306743206247/
The Sacred LEGO by Liz James
Sharing this again! Where’s the main part of our “churches”? What is our focus? How are we “built” and what is it important to remember about our movable, ever-evolving, parts?
The mark of spiritual maturity is the ability to deal with paradox
“The mark of spiritual maturity is the ability to deal with paradox...” Rev. Jaelynn Pema-la Scott
This week on The VUU, in addition to calling us to be more embracing of our transgender and queer siblings and varieties of trans theologies, we are called to embrace ministries, rituals and paths that embody and celebrate our unique spiritualities within and beyond our existing faith traditions.
Speaking about being in the margins of faith, spiritually and theology, Rev. Jaelynn Pema-la Scott says, "Everything we do is revolutionary. Anything that we develop and hold true to ourselves is liberative ... Anytime I pray it is an act of revolution. It is activism. Anytime I declare myself a minister and say that my ordination is valid and that I hold wisdom and truth, that is an act of resistance.”May each journey, mysterious and divine, be blessed.
Women With Wings at Common Ground Fair
Join us at Common Ground Fair
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018
Women With Wings sings at 11:00AM in the Folk Arts Tent
For more information about the Fair, visit MOFGA
Visit HERE for more information about Women With Wings
On this International Day of Peace
May we take time today to intentionally embody Peace.
May Peace be with us as we waken to another day of Life.
May Peace be our Guide as we interact with others.
May Peace hold us in compassion should our fears and sorrows be winning the moment.
May Peace shepherd us forward towards our triumphs and joys.
May Peace preside in our hearts, where the Holy Quiet merges with our deepest desires.
May Peace make us whole, even as the world is made whole by Peace.
Blessed Be.
Amen.
The Power of Prayer
In my thesis many years ago, I delved into the power of prayer and cited Gregg Braden’s work among others. It is a topic of many of my sermons, indeed, my personal credo is Living Life as a Payer. In this video, Tara Brach offers similar lessons regarding the nature of prayer, mature prayer, mindful prayer that really resonates:
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The Winds of Summer – Sermon by Rev. “Twinkle” Marie Manning, interfaith minister
What a joy to be embraced by the Universalist Unitarian Church of Waterville, Maine to lead their water communion service this year!
The Winds of Summer: a Water Communion Service to Gather The Beloved Community
UU Mystics Zoom Group this week…Theme: The Search for Truth
Tuesday, September 18th – UU Mystics Zoom group Theme: The Search for Truth. 9:00pm Eastern.
Visit the UU Mystics Newsletter for more information on this month’s theme, and questions related to the Zoom sessions.