Note from Pastor Isa
The following quote can be found on the Unitarian Universalist Association web site:
“Unitarian Universalist Association has filed a shareholder resolution asking Walmart to add Gender Identity or Expression to its non-discrimination policy. Last week we were notified by Walmart’s Office of Diversity that they were … read more.
“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” -Saul Bellow
We need vital activism in this world as we need those who move deep into contemplation. Hopefully the result of both lead to a … read more.
“When progressives achieved success in the past, whether at organizing unions or fighting for equal rights, they seldom bet their future on a politicians. They fashioned their own institutions — unions, women’s groups, community and immigrant centers and a … read more.
As I was leaving the Fellowship this afternoon I passed by children giggling on the couches in Cory’s office. I felt their sparkle as I walked Poppy on the prairie. The angle of the sun sharpening—bringing depth and brightness of tone—lulling the memory to … read more.
This morning glory grew from compost we shoveled along the porch. Its ascendancy surprised us and continues to surprise. Who knows from which flower and seed this vine sprung? The compost did not come from our pile. It is a mystery we are happy … read more.
You can barely see me. I am holding the key to the church of my ancestors. Inside this church, built in 1100 A.D. my grandfather was baptized in 1901 and sat with his parents as the church shook in … read more.
While in divinity school I coined the phrase ” The Theology of the Awkward.” It opened a way for me to live more creatively with our noble Unitarian and Universalist ancestors. I needed a theological perspective that understood and held up how mistakes often … read more.
TAKE
YOUR
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A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.
-Saul Bellow
Blessed are those
who break off from separateness
theirs is wild
heaven.
-Jean Valentine
This morning’s contemplation brings these lines forward. … read more.
Albert Einstein called the inability to discern the ways in which we depend on one another an optical illusion. He wrote “A human being experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, … read more.
Yesterday evening Poppy and I walked up into the prairie. The golden rod begins its autumn beckoning. The grasses lack vigor. They’re less than half of last year’s height. I sat on a stone to watch the clouds figure and reconfigure. As I move … read more.
