This morning, we will experience the physical and psychological benefits of laughter—an excellent way to generate and experience joy. Members of the Madison Laughter Club will lead anyone who wants to participate in some Laughter Yoga activities. [Photo credit: www.laughteryoga.org] Worship Associate: Liz Chapa Share the Plate – click here to donate Click here for … Continue reading Generating Joy Through Laughter Yoga
This week brings holy days that invite reflections on rebirth and resurrection. Our Christian siblings celebrate Jesus’ rising from the dead today, life is emerging with the coming of Spring, and Earth Day is close. This morning, we’ll explore some of the ways we can find and celebrate the resilience of Life. [Free image from … Continue reading Life, Breaking Through
Joy comes in many varieties, and can have many sources – beauty, pleasure, nature, memory, each other… This morning we’ll explore ways we can discover, create, nurture, and share joy, through intentional acts or unexpected moments or anything in between. [Free image from Pixabay] Worship Associate: Stephen Rich, Special Music: David Henry and Denise Jacobs … Continue reading This Joy
Joy is subversive! To nurture ourselves and each other in these times, and to start us off on the theme of “living love through the practice of joy,” we’ll explore joy as necessary for both our own self care and our collective sustainability in the work of revolution. Art by New Orleans Artist Brandan BMike … Continue reading Joy Revolution
A community can be like a garden – it needs care and tending (a nurturing environment) and reciprocity, its beauty comes from its diversity, and we trust that it will give back beyond what we put into it. Come and help us grow a garden of trust through the planting of seeds, the writing of supportive … Continue reading Growing Trust
Community singing cultivates trust and resilience. At this special music service, we will explore what it means to sing Beloved Community into being. Join the Sacred Breath Choir and the JRUUC Folk Group for a musical morning celebrating the harmony we create when we join our voices together. [Image: Voice Figure by Margaret Watts Hughes, … Continue reading How Can I Keep From Singing?
Julian of Norwich was an English anchoress during the Middle Ages, who had visions of her God and wrote about them in her Revelations of Divine Love. She wrote that Jesus told her “It behoved that there should be sin; but all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things … Continue reading All Will Be Well
Why do some eyewitnesses to tragedies help out and others don’t? How does our trust in ourselves and in others allow us to respond to or survive a tragedy? Our guest speaker is Tamara Dean, a writer who recently returned to Madison after many years in the Driftless area. Her essay collection, Shelter and Storm: … Continue reading Buddha And The Bystander
There is an Arab saying that ties together two potentially divergent ways of moving through the world: “Trust in God and tie your camel to a tree.” This morning, we’ll explore how we might balance taking action with trusting that the Universe will hold us, and we’ll kick off our pledge drive to support next … Continue reading Spirit Says Do
Sometimes, in our desire to feel included, we find ourselves showing up as less than our full selves. This morning, we’ll explore what lies at the intersection between being comfortable in our own skins, and our acceptance by the world around us. [Image Credit: Pexels] Worship Associates: Deb Myrbo, Kirsten Johnson Share the Plate – … Continue reading Inside Out or Outside In?
