Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Summit, Spirit, Sky: connect to Creator, community and creation!
Notice names. Perhaps your surname, family name, or a nickname you have been given or earned. The names of people and pets around you. Consider the names of places where you spend your time or routes you often travel. We map our lives by place names, by addresses, by locations that have labels attached to[…]
Reflect on voice. Appreciate the freedom and ability to speak. To express yourself. Or to opt for silence. Listen for the differences in people’s accents and dialects. Take meaning from tones of voice. Appreciate quiet and stillness. Cherish speech and conversation. The spoken Word is another metaphor for the life of Christ and[…]
TUE, Nov 10 KRISTALLNACHTObservance of Kristallnacht Night of Shattered Glass as part of statewide ritual. Windows of the church lit up to acknowledge this event. RING BELLNoon • Jackson Community Church CLERGY LUNCH12:30-2pm • Zoom.Meeting of Clergy of the Eastern Slope for peer work and community networking. Rev Gail attends. WED, Nov 11 – Veterans[…]
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[…]
