Can we hold onto hope loosely, taking action without demanding specific results? Today we’ll explore how fully experiencing and acting from the present moment can help us make wise choices in daily life. What happens when we focus on seeing the truth we are already in and on the actions we can take now? Maybe … Continue reading Holding Hope Loosely – Meditation and Mindfulness
A play on the Lessons & Carols of Christian Christmas tradition, this service will follow a similar format of songs and readings related to winter and hope. [Image from binkleychurch.org] Worship Associate: Vera Leone, Special Music: JRUUC Folk Group Click to join us online via Zoom Share the Plate – click to donate Click here … Continue reading Winter Lessons and Carols
Joanna Macy wrote often that hope is a practice with three basic steps: taking in a clear view of reality, identifying our vision for what we hope will happen, and taking active steps to help bring that vision about. This morning, we’ll explore the relationship between hoping, and doing things that bring us hope. The … Continue reading Hope is a Verb
The dark weeks of winter that lie ahead might seem like infertile ground for hope, especially in the chaos of these times. But Rebecca Solnit wrote that “Hope locates itself in the premises that we don’t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is room to act.” This morning, we’ll explore … Continue reading Planting Hope in the Soil of Uncertainty
