MLK Jr. urged UU’s in his 1964 Ware Lecture to wake up and stay woke. He talked about Rip Van Winkle. We remember that Rip Van Winkle slept twenty years. When he went up to bed the sign on the Inn had a picture of King George III of England. When he came down, the … Continue reading Woke
Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards wanted to go to the 1988 Winter Olympics and compete as a ski jumper. There were a couple of obvious problems with this. He was about 20-pounds heavier than the average ski jumper, he had no sponsor and his trainers spoke languages that he could not understand. But sometimes, you just … Continue reading The Integrity of Your Future Self
Finding work with integrity and commitment is never easy, but throw eternal damnation and social rejection into the mix and the vocation becomes near impossible. Nobody knew this better than the Sin Eater, a spiritual healer who operated in England, Scotland, and Wales from the Middle Ages all the way up to the early 1900s. … Continue reading Integrity and Commitment are Dangerous
The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect January 1st, 1863, declaring that all enslaved people would be “henceforth and forever free.” Yet it did not free all enslaved people. As we move into a new year, what are some of the ways we are kept from freedom? What are ways we can offer and work for … Continue reading Let Us All Be Free
Join us on Christmas Eve for our traditional service of lessons and carols, followed by hot chocolate and cookies in the Parish Hall.
From The Boston Children’s Chorus and the Roxbury Ballet, where youngsters are passing rumors of very big presents, to mall mangers and web masters spreading rumors of a very green holiday season, rumors abound. Tis the season of rumors, and almost everyone loves it. What about you? Here’s the video of the sermon.
As the days continue to get colder, and the nights longer, let us gather to offer warmth and light to each other. How can we move through the cold and dark in ways that feed and nourish our spirits, and welcome in the winter with awe and wonder? All are welcome to this service of … Continue reading For the Beauty of the Earth
In winter folks seek warmth, physically and spiritually. We want to snuggle down and be lifted up by religious celebrations. These festivals of fire express the most ancient of human longings, which is for meaning. They teach us that life’s purpose though comes from struggle and choice, not from routine and comfort. Here is the … Continue reading Festivals of Fire
The Boston Children’s Chorus joins us to celebrate the advent of Awe. Our expression “awe” is rooted in the Greek word áchos which also gives us the word ache. That vastness we experience in awe opens an ache in the heart, and by doing so, expands it. – This December we consider what it means … Continue reading Epiphanies of Possibility
My old friend and classmate, NPR’s Robert Krulwich, once worked together with me on researching what the first Thanksgiving was really like. The terrible truth is there was no turkey at the first Thanksgiving and it wasn’t a jolly, family affair. But there was a story of hope, the story of people and possibilities when … Continue reading We Gather Together
