Posts by Jeanette Acland
Mid-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…
Read MoreWe support Elizabeth Morgan House Aboriginal Women’s Service
Each year on January 26, we see Aboriginal people and our allies walk together to call for changes. For many today is a day of sadness but it is also…
Read MoreCynthia Bourgeault’s Wisdom Jesus – Kathy H
Question #1: How do I move beyond the “mazes of the mind” and into a deeper wisdom knowing? Answer: The answer is simple, though perhaps not easy: through meditation. Meditation is…
Read MoreWisdom Practices for Transformation – Join us in January
January 3 Wisdom Practices 1 Kathy will introduce us to Centring prayer as a transformational practice 10 January Wisdom Practices 2 Kathy with Steve and Di will lead us in…
Read MoreDivinity is young – reflection for Dec13.20 Advent 3
Divinity is young reflection for Dec13 Advent 3 ‘In the beginning the baby was born…God/de chose Mary to be the mother of God/de… listen carefully… and the word became a…
Read MoreReflecting on Wisdom by Jan D
Although I have for a long time been seduced by the brilliance of Dickinson’s poetry, I was introduced to this particular poem when listening to a lecture on trans- feminism…
Read Morepaying attention
Paying attention to….. In Jeanette’s Reflection on Prayer, she mentioned the concept of ‘paying attention to’ (mindfulness). In Michael Williams recent review of Richard Flanagan’s new book ‘The Living Sea…
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