by truuoffice | May 23, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow
Stagger onward rejoicing. The poet W,H. Auden penned these words in 1941, when he and other poets were “deeply concerned with the worldwide economic depression, the Spanish Civil War, the rise of Fascism, and the beginnings of the Second World War.” W.H...
by truuoffice | May 12, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Aaron Brown
Love, at its best, is a powerful act of imagination. This Mother’s Day, we explore how the kind of love many parents feel for their growing children—tender, hopeful, forgiving—can be transformational when extended beyond the family. Parental love sees through...
by truuoffice | May 5, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Aaron Brown
Our world is built not only from bricks and steel, but from stories—from generations of dreams imagined into being. From money to gender, nations to religions, much of what we call reality is simply a shared act of belief. But if imagination can build the world, it...
by truuoffice | Apr 21, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow
For this spring Sunday before Earth Day, we will hear excerpts of “Love Letters to the Earth” by Vietnamese Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh, and consider the power of our own love for the natural world and the earth that supports our very lives. “The earth...
by micha45fff3ba45 | Apr 18, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Aaron Brown
During last Sunday’s service with the TRUU community, Aaron Brown shared the following process for greeting yourself with gentle curiosity when things start to feel overwhelming. Begin by recognizing that your inner world is asking for some of your attention. Find...
by truuoffice | Apr 8, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Aaron Brown
Our attention is our dearest wealth and our most potent power. How we invest it determines how we experience the world. If we allow our attention to be consumed by agents of fear, our fear will grow. If we invest our attention in the solidity and spaciousness of the...
