“I seek to find myself in what brings wholeness, peace and mystery — the tension that binds me to this life with awe… “
Michael Nelson
Pastoral Care:
Please contact Michael with any concerns, questions or requests for Pastoral Care.
Email: minister@uufm.net
Office phone: (785) 537-2349
Ministerial musings:
Begin with the earth that sustains us…
Anyone looking for the holy land might best begin with the earth that sustains us …
Rev Forrest Church, UU Minister
The holy holds you in stillness, calms all the mental chatter, the anxieties and fears that press. It focuses the power, mystery and beauty of the universe. It connects you brilliantly to the interdependent web of all existence. If for only a moment you [...]
Let’s try an experiment.
Let’s try an experiment. Make a list of what brings you joy/ fun. Without too much thinking jot down what opens you to joy and leads to fun. 1) The birds at the feeder, morning, noon and dusk. 2) Chuck whistling. 3) Poppy running full speed over the hills. 4) Norah (my 5-month-old grand niece) laughing. 4) Hearing the UUFM choir sing. 5) The first [...]
Mrs. Berry
When I was 3 we moved from Lindsborg, Kansas, to the NW edge of Chicago. Working farms were within a mile of our house. Mrs. Berry lived across the dirt road and lived on what remained of her small farm. She had chickens, ducks and geese. As the roads were paved, more houses sprung up and the farm of my friend’s family, Brock, was sold [...]
The promise of living meaningful lives
Learn and obey the rules very well, so you will know how to break them properly.
… Dalai Lama
What will call the promise of living meaningful lives into this new year? What will bring us into wider dimensions of spiritual authenticity? The willingness to expand beyond the strictures and structures of the way we always do [...]
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