by Nicolette | Apr 17, 2020 | Reflections by Rev Laurie, Uncategorized
Note: Rev. Margaret Weis invites you to replace “church” with “congregation” or “Fellowship” if that feels most appropriate for your community. The church is not a place; it is a people. The church is not only a steeple above the...
by Nicolette | Apr 10, 2020 | Reflections by Rev Laurie, Uncategorized
From “Refuge” by Terry Tempest Williams I pray to the birds. I pray to the birds because I believe they will carry the messages of my heart upward. I pray to them because I believe in their existence, the way their songs begin and end each day, the...
by Nicolette | Apr 3, 2020 | Reflections by Rev Laurie
“Look for the helpers,” my hero would remind us. When bad things happen there are always heroes who help. Mr. Roger’s advice was supposedly for the children, but don’t we all need to be reminded: When bad things happen there are always heroes who help. This...
by Nicolette | Mar 28, 2020 | Reflections by Rev Laurie
Yes, there is fear. Yes, there is isolation. Yes, there is panic buying. Yes, there is sickness. Yes, there is even death. But, They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise You can hear the birds again. They say that after just a few weeks of quiet The sky is...
by Nicolette | Mar 20, 2020 | Reflections by Rev Laurie
We humans are relearning to wash our hands. Washing our hands is an act of love Washing our hands is an act of care Washing our hands is an act that puts the hyper-vigilant body at ease Washing our hands helps us return to ourselves by washing away what does not...
by Nicolette | Mar 17, 2020 | Reflections by Rev Laurie
What if you thought of it as the Jews consider the Sabbath— the most sacred of times? Cease from travel. Cease from buying and selling. Give up, just for now, on trying to make the world different than it is. Sing. Pray. Touch only those to whom you commit your life....
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