Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Shattered Whole Tonight both chandelier and sconceIlluminate a space where darkness wasOur memory of shattered glassDissolves in strengthEach shard incising powerOf our soulsOur sanctuary, blessed byLight withinInhabits empty pews andRadiates through wallsAnd windowsSpreading signs of victoryOur triumph of survivalWith G-d’s loveAll glowing magnitude Our willingnessTonight we are that lightTonight all that was fractured, shatteredLives in majesty[…]
Look at your hands. Open your palm. Examine your fingers and thumb. Consider what they accomplish for you. If your hands have been harmed or slowed down by changes in wellbeing, appreciate what they once did, and give thanks for their current functionality. Appreciate how we switch gears, continue our passions, or choose new ones[…]
As announced on Sunday, the windows of the church have candles glowing tonight and tomorrow night. This is in remembrance of the precursor to the Holocaust, called the Night of Broken Glass, which occurred in Germany and Austria and other places. Jewish businesses, homes, and places of worship were wrecked by civilian and military Nazi-aligned[…]
Pay attention to your feet. Stand. Walk. Ground yourself. Know you are connected to the place where you set foot. Land there. Pace yourself. Remain still. Or move. Know that your presence, motionless or on the go, offers a form of prayer. Recognize lives — self or others — wherein standing or walking becomes a[…]
BRAVE the song prepared and performed by our youth band & choir under direction of Billy Carleton: Full worship service with Veterans Day liturgy, special music by youth, and reflection on Veterans Day and Kristallnacht: Reflection by Rev Gail on BRAVE including themes from Veterans Day & Kristallnacht: JCC 110820 BRAVE from architect on Vimeo.
