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farewell to a great man and sending love and healing to a wonderful woman

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Sending much love to Cindy and her family today as they gather together in Tommy’s honor. The work Cindy and Tommy have brought to our world, together and individually, is truly lifesaving and transforming.

Thomas Walter Goldberg Newman (1955-2017)

Dearest Cindy, 

May the light of love carry you through today. 

May your mind be at peace as your heart copes with Tommy’s journey back to the Divine. 

May you be surrounded by friends and family when you need it. 

May you have solitude and silence when you need those too. 

May your faith in that which you call Holy be a source of strength and of healing. 

May you be blessed.

Love,

~ Marie and Orion

May all those who see this blessing send ever more love in addition to ours.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/news-journalonline/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-walter-goldberg-newman&pid=186270706&fhid=14888

Vapor – teacher of magic, meaning and life

Blog, Twinkle's Musings

Vapor is a liturgy by The Liturgists based on the teachings of Kohelet (The Teacher) in Ecclesiastes about the vapor of all things.

Vapor Lyrics:

Oh the vapor of it all
It’s a chasing of the wind
The powers of the earth so pale and thin
We will set our hearts on you again

Heaven taunts the hearts of men 
We can feel it from within 
The beauty of it all
The mystery
The swelling of a voice 
A rising sea

Holy 
You oh God are Holy
Trees clap their hands for you
Oceans they dance for you
You are holy 

Oh the mystery of it all
I can never peer within 
I’ll never find the words or understand 
The fullness of a God
Become a man

Holy 
You oh God are Holy
Trees clap their hands for you
Oceans they dance for you

You are holy 
Infinite and holy
A billion suns rise for you
Clouds paint the skies for you
Mountains stand tall for you
Valleys bow down to you
Everything rising to 
Sing all our songs for you

Holy 
The impossible and holy
Kings become fools for you
Kingdoms to ruins for you
Vapor finds ground in you
Music finds sound for you
Everything rising 
Everything rising 

Come like dawn 
Like waves
Like sunlight 
Bring this world to life 

Come like rain 
Like breath 
Like springtime
Bring this world to life

Inspired? Support this work by donating here.

http://www.theliturgists.com/donations/

she stood there no more

Blog, Twinkle's Musings

“She Stood There”

In the midst of the shadows

In a darkness that haunted

She stood there still, silent, sorry, sad.

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Plenty of time to think of days gone by

Loves lost, loves gained; her sorrow remembered

She stood there still, silent, sorry.

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The seconds ticked to minutes

The minutes onto hours

She stood there still, silent.

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She realized she could not have it all

So she settled for less; but yet only the best

She stood there still.

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With her eyes wide open, her head held high

With a decision in mind

She stood there no more.

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By: “Twinkle” Marie Manning

Originally penned in 1989 on Prince Edward Island, Canada

First Published in 2009 in Poetry to Feed the Spirit, Poets of Central Florida Anthology

https://mariemanning.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/she-stood-there/

She Stood There

This. This. This!

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Regardless of how we personally interpret or experience the Holy.  Regardless of which individual causes we are most inspired to dedicate time to.  Regardless of where we place our priorities on our day-to-day lives.  When any among our human family are adrift in turbulent waters of life, spiritually or physically, we are each Called to form such a chain as this.  Because we are each other’s saviors.  That is why we are here together on this planet.

 

Churched?

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Above pictured UU Church in Sangerville, Maine – JOIN US!

More than a social club, Church can be one of our spiritual homes.  Intentionally it can be where we find the most sacred place of belonging, where our inner light recognizes and is recognized by those in our presence. It is where our whole-broken selves, our gifts and our flaws, are accepted and rejoiced in. It can be where our Beloved Community resides and grow from. Where, with our chosen actions and activities, we can bless and be blessings to each other, and to our larger community. Not just the principle or ideal of “belonging” but the active creation and cultivation of an environment that allows genuine belonging to occur. The place where we bear witness to each other, are held tenderly in difficult times and are accompanied during celebratory occasions. It is where we not merely know of each other, but, rather, have the opportunity and responsibility to really know each other.

This applies wherever you gather in spiritual community, by whichever name you call it.

Join us! in Sangerville and at TwinklesPlace for services!

this is what a Minister looks like

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As ordained interfaith clergy, I am honored to claim my place among female ministers in solidarity with Baptist Women in Ministry where each week they introduce and feature a female minister.
On Facebook over the past week I have felt my heart leap with joy as my clergy colleagues of many denominations and Faiths have joined in this movement.
Remarkable women. Amazing ministers. Beloved friends.
Sisters in Service to that which we each call Holy.
May our ministries reveal the true nature of our hearts.
May we support and mentor each other.
May we be of good service to those seeking.
May we say “yes” every day to our callings.
May we usher in ways of being that honor our souls.
Sending love,
~ Twinkle