“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:

AT THE HEART OF IT
Love calls us into the core of our creativity—into its depth and illumination. Like the stars in the vast distance, love brings its light into the interior of our lives. It challenges our imagination to sense the cosmic dimension in a speck of its reflected luminosity and share it with all the beauty and brio we can bring forth.
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OPEN WINDOW
Has the Mew Year opened its window for you? Have you opened it? Have you spent time with a big tree? Have these first 30 days allowed for moments when everything in you focuses and you fathom the tick-tock of the eternal? If you have not taken time from daily tasks, business, toil and duty, to allow the old to become new, choose to take some! An opening [...]
IT TAKES COURAGE TO FACE THE PAIN OF HUMAN DIFFERENCES
FOSTER GENUINE DIALOGUE
“Dialogue aims not to convert others or to reach agreement on the issues, but rather to promote mutual understanding and build relationships that can prevent escalation into violence. They provide a safe atmosphere in which people can talk openly and deeply about their differences, and perhaps discover their underlying commonalties.
Dialogue is demanding. It is much easier to remain at a distance [...]
WHAT TO DO IN A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
“No more critical challenge faces each of us, and all of us together, than how to live together in a world of differences. So much depends on our ability to handle our conflicts peacefully – our happiness at home, our performance at work, the livability of our communities, and, in this age of mass destruction, the survival of our species.” (Third Side web-site)
In our [...]
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