We Are Not Our Own
Each of us has a story. About how we came to be. About who our family is. About how we see ourselves and the world. But how do we tell … Continue reading We Are Not Our Own
Speaker: Rev. Thomas Disrud
Time for a New Year
Now is the time of turning, began our responsive reading today. Autumn officially arrived at 6:04 this past Thursday evening. But for a while now, even with our warm days … Continue reading Time for a New Year
Our Path Forward
Call to Worship Our call to worship this morning comes from Frederick Buechner, writer and theologian who died this past week at the age of 96: “Listen to your life. … Continue reading Our Path Forward
Beginnings and Endings
What a blessing it was to have some of our graduating seniors up front this morning. What a blessing it was to be in this space, in person, and have … Continue reading Beginnings and Endings
Thresholds
Threshold is our spiritual theme for this new month of May. Threshold. We cross over thresholds all the time. Those of us here in person did to get into this … Continue reading Thresholds
The Liberating Work of Love
Later this month around Passover Seder tables, the story of the liberation of the Hebrew people will once again be told. It is a familiar story—and one that deserves retelling. … Continue reading The Liberating Work of Love
The Virtues of Humility
When our Eliot Chapel was being designed and built almost 100 years ago, one of the scripture passages that was chosen to be inscribed on the building, there on the … Continue reading The Virtues of Humility
The Holy Work of Showing Up
There’s something, something, inside of meScreaming, let me live out loudLet me live, let me live Let me live out loud. Afraid to be strongAnd too strong to be afraid … Continue reading The Holy Work of Showing Up
Withered, We Come to Weather
Overheard a conversation among a small group of people this week. “Happy New Year,” says one person, “at least we know 2022 will be better than the last two…” A … Continue reading Withered, We Come to Weather
Essential Gratitude
In our reading the morning, the poet Joy Harjo says: “Let’s remember to thank the grower of food The picker, the driver, The sun and the rain. Let’s remember to … Continue reading Essential Gratitude