by Dottie Frament This song by Jana Stanfield set me to thinking. If I knew that I could not fail, why would there be any hesitation in moving forward? It’s that unexamined fear that I most certainly can “fail”, however, that slows down the momentum. Today, I realize that in those moments of stalled…
Every child has known God, Not the God of names, Not the God of don’ts, Not the God who ever does anything weird, But the God who knows only four words And keeps repeating them, saying: “Come dance with Me, come dance.” -Hafiz, 14th C. Persia (translated by Daniel Ladinsky) My second granddaughter, Gloria, turns one…
by Rev. Jim Fuller At Christmas we recall the birth of Jesus. We see nativity scenes; recreations of the stables behind the traveler’s shelter where he was born. We imagine his parents looking lovingly on him as he rests in his manger bed with shepherds and angels nearby. The stories of the birth of Jesus…
Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day. (Filmed at TEDxSF.) After beginning the video, be sure to click the full screen icon in the bottom…
…or how I received an automatic transmission from God By Roger Mock I bought a new car a few days ago (new for me, anyway). We’d been limping along with the old one for quite awhile and it was clearly time. When I drove the old blue Saturn to the dealer to trade it in for…
As you know, each week I plan our multi-faith music and meditation service with a particular theme in mind. More and more I find myself just going with whatever presents itself to me when I sit down to plan, being open to Spirit and expecting something cool to show up. This week I happened to…
Last Sunday morning we sang a lovely new chant by our friend Mark Shepard called I Am Walking in a Field. It begins, I am walking in a field I am walking in a field I am walking in a field of Possibility And then myriad verses are possible: I am healing in the light…
Here’s an excerpt from the Isha Upanishad (a small chapter in these ancient scriptures that form the core of Hindu teachings). Mahatma Gandhi said that the Isha Upanishad contains the summit of human wisdom. The Self is one. Ever still, the Self is Swifter than thought, swifter than the senses. Though motionless, he outruns all pursuit.…
…the All-ness in the smallness Transcendence and Immanence – these are kind of imposing words to describe the mystery of God. “Transcendence” means beyond all limits, beyond anything we can experience or imagine, beyond comprehension. You could conceivably meditate upon the transcendence of God for a lifetime and get nowhere because you’re trying to know the…
Unity Principles and the teachings from Unity ministers’ books and sermons are nothing if not practical tools for daily living. Becoming a dyed-in-the-wool “Unitic” has been a catalyst for me to expand my thoughts on what I am capable of doing and being. My willingness to let go of many limiting thoughts has resulted…