Previous Service Themes adapted from Soul Matters …
It began from the beginning,
for most of us.
Came in the form of family.
A bloodline that brought us into being,
and at its best, allowed us to bloom.
Then sent us on our way with courage,
and a reminder tucked into the pocket
of our heart
which read, “You can always … read more.
When we talk of finding our center, it’s natural for calm and rest to be the first things that come to mind. Who would expect anything different? After all, the need for calm is everywhere we look. So, so many of us are tired. We’re … read more.
This month’s Soul Matters theme welcomes us to The Path of Wonder …
This seems to me the main problem … How can we contrive to be at once astonished at the world and yet at home in it? … How can this world give us … read more.
This month’s Soul Matters theme welcomes us to The Path of Change …
I wonder, particularly in a time where everything seems urgent, what the role of pause and breath is, in this season, to help us gear up for whatever this transformational moment we find … read more.
This month’s Soul Matters theme explores The Path of Courage …
“Courage doesn’t always roar.” –– Mary Anne Radmacher
Courageous people change the world. So many examples of that this month. October’s celebration of LGBTQ+ history month reminds us of the many who bravely moved (and continue … read more.
This month’s Soul Matters theme explores The Path of Belonging …
You hardly knew
how hungry you were
to be gathered in,
to receive the welcome
that invited you to enter
entirely…
You began to breathe again…
… read more.
This month’s Soul Matters theme explores Celebrating Blessings …
A Soul Matters facilitator once shared, “I guess after plan A fails, I need to remember there’s still a whole alphabet out there.”
Who of us doesn’t need a little help remembering that? Especially after enduring Covid for … read more.
This month’s Soul Matters theme explores Nurturing Beauty …
Beauty.
We appreciate it.
How could we not?
We wonder at it.
Get absorbed in it.
Analyze it, if it’s got a frame around it.
We make it.
Grow it.
Point at it.
Collect it.
Share it.
Save it.
But how often do we listen to it?
How often do … read more.
This month’s Soul Matters theme explores Awakening …
You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book (Lady Chatterley, for instance), or you take a trip, or you talk with [someone], and you discover that … read more.
This month’s Soul Matters theme explores Renewing Faith …
“Faith is homesickness. Faith is a lump in the throat.” — Frederick Buechner
“Once a reporter asked A.J. Muste, “Do you really think you are going to change the policies of this country by standing out here … read more.
