Let us go resolutely into the days ahead, mindful that the sun turns on its wheel and life returns even to the most blasted land; that neither victory nor defeat is ever as absolute as it seems in the moment; and that the work which lies before us has ever lain before us, and will […]
Little Celebrations #11: Liturgical Quotables
Our Religion lies not in what we believe, but in where we find wonder and goodness. We are, most of all, a community that gathers to reach toward that which can never quite be grasped. Though each of us may be slightly different from the other, still we are connected, by common DNA, common heritage, […]
Little Celebrations #10: Liturgical Quotables
To be human at all, is to celebrate and commemorate, to laugh and weep, to worry and rejoice. When we do these things in thoughtful community they become full and sacred. This is because the holy itself is composed of the commonplace of each life. * * * * * * * * * * […]
Little Celebrations #4: Liturgical Quotables
We come together as flame in a living Chalice. We are the fuel: hearts and minds in community. We are the oxygen: the breath we share in words, music, tears, and laughter. May the heat of our passion and com-passion, our hope, our faith, our honest striving light this beacon, and may it guide us […]
Little Celebrations #3: Liturgical Quotables
We humbly gather, gaining in mutuality a level of strength and compassion we did not possess as individuals. We gather to support and affirm one another even as we challenge and are challenged by one another. We gather to learn ways to actually keep the faith we proclaim. We gather to seek the […]