Note from Pastor Isa
“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 living out of a larger truth. Some of us are called to … Continue reading OCCUPY YOURSELF!
“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 witty, anti-authoritarian press — in which they spoke up for themselves and for the interests … Continue reading When Progressives Achieved Success In The Past
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 mingle in the last of this year’s sunflowers. A rich moment living…
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 to live with. In this inferno summer it’s appearance has been especially welcome. … Continue reading Unexpected Glory
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 an earthquake. The bones … Continue reading The Secret and Abundant Nature of Love
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 lead to discovery. One of my favorite dance songs of this period was … Continue reading Magic Pony: Theology of the Awkward
TAKE YOUR SEAT 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. Always … Continue reading Get right down in to it…
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, restriciting us to our personal desires and to affection for … Continue reading Metaphysical Optical Illusion
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 back into work I realize again, how much I need to … Continue reading Metaphysical botox…
