Reflections by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow | Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist

“The Great Gift of Compassion” by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow

by truuoffice | Oct 13, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow

All the world’s religions honor compassion. Compassion is the capacity to bring your whole being to the suffering of another – human or non-human, friend or enemy. Or as one hospice director once said, “The greatest gift we can give another is the quality of our...

“The Power of Covenant” by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow

by paul8a841068dd2 | Sep 8, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow

The heart of all Unitarian Universalist congregations is our covenant with each other. Unlike many other American denominations that share a creed, often recited each Sunday, Unitarian Universalists share a commitment to living out our faith, however imperfectly, with...

“A Short Walk With Our Unitarian Universalist Heroes” by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow

by paul8a841068dd2 | Aug 4, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow

In this service, Rev. Florence Caplow will share stories from inspiring Unitarian Universalists through the centuries, men and women who were free thinkers, abolitionists, peaceful warriors, and social justice activists who never gave up.

“Change Is Inevitable; Choosing Love Anyway” by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow

by paul8a841068dd2 | Jul 7, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow

As Mary Oliver wrote, “To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go.” How do we keep our hearts open within the...

“Nobody’s Free Until Everybody Is Free: Freedom and the Beloved Community” by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow

by paul8a841068dd2 | Jun 3, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow

These words by the great civil rights activist Fanny Lou Hamer point us toward the reality of our deep interconnection. Rev. Florence Caplow will reflect on the liberatory teachings of Beloved Community through the braided lives and actions of Fanny Lou Hamer, Rev....

“Stagger Onward Rejoicing”: The Power of Poetry to Keep Us Going by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow

by paul8a841068dd2 | 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...