Posts by Jeanette Acland
Prayer of Anguish and Lament – Christina Rowntree
Holy One, The devastation in Mariupol appals us We are mute with rage. silence – Our tears fall, we lament an atrocity beyond comprehension. We join our sisters, young…
Read MoreLuke 5:1-15 and a theology of abundance 6 February 22 Jan Garood
By Jan Garood My first reaction to exploring the Luke story is a discomfort about: “I will make you fishers of men/people.” For generations, the church has interpreted this…
Read MoreA celebration of peace and today we also think about World Soil Day – Jan Garood
Peace for the Earth My reflection has three sections, which I hope come together in the end. I will tell you when I’m changing topic, to avoid confusion: War and…
Read MoreThe View Through Many Lenses – Ann Drummond
July 25, 2021. Reflection John 6:1-21 Given the age group of this community there would be few among us who have not heard many sermons/reflections or bible study discussions on this…
Read MoreNAIDOC Week Reflection 11.7.21 – Steve Martin
Introduction Today marks the end of NAIDOC Week 2021. NAIDOC’s history started in the 1920s as a boycott of Australia day in protest against the status and treatment of indigenous…
Read MoreGod is too big to lose anyone – Kathy Hore
It happened on a Sunday morning in my home church, Manor Baptist, in San Antonio, Texas in the mid-eighties. Our minister’s final message before departing for a new pulpit was…
Read MoreMid-winter: dormancy, depth and darkness and the Parable of the Mustard Seed by Jan Garood
The changing seasons remind us that we are a part, not the central part, just one part of the organic whole, inter-dependent web of life on earth. We were created…
Read MoreTrinity Sunday Reflection by Ann Drummond
“In Dickenson’s time and place the Trinity was a hot topic that engendered much debate. Is Divinity triune or one? The Unitarian church was born of that debate after all.…
Read MoreA Glimpse into Centering Prayer with Sophia’s Spring 24 March 2021
Some of our friends couldn’t come tonight due to a funeral, so I’m sharing three elements which are different each week: a “teaching moment” based on the writings of Thomas…
Read MoreSaving Paradise: Reimagining Lent and Easter- Ann Drummond
Sophia’s Spring – Reflection: Reimagining Lent and Easter. Ann Drummond I love tradition, whether it is following traditions created in my lifetime with family and/or friends or whether it is…
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