May the words that I speak remind others that they are beloved.

There is room here for each and every one. Come in. Be among us.

Carl the golden retriever learns about the limitations of the Golden Rule.

If I’m not cultivating an open heart and watching for the helpers, the teachers, and the angels, I may miss them when I need them the most.

I don’t know exactly when it happened, but something began to change.

Today we celebrate the new name that reflects a truth long-hidden, now revealed.

May our spirits be guided by our values.

We give thanks to the Sacred, woven in and among us, for the teachers, youth advisors, youth mentors, and parents in our community.

Let us imagine washing the feet of someone who has wronged us. Their feet, too, are calloused and muddy from the road.

Once, during my ministerial internship, a woman I’ll call Clara came up to me during the hustle and bustle before the Sunday service. I knew that Clara struggled with anxiety; now, in great distress, she told me how anxious she was and that she didn’t know what to do. She was frantic, and I...

People of faith are experts in human kindness.

Mental illnesses are sometimes called “no-casserole diseases.” People don’t bring casseroles to homes where someone is hospitalized for mental problems.

Help us feel at home with ourselves and with one another so there is no need to pretend.

In a world of scarcity, interconnection and mutual aid become critical for survival.

Love cannot fix everything, but it can keep us company.

Safety is not tied to our capacity to watch our neighbors, but rather based on our capacity to truly look out for one another.

When I first entered the rooms of recovery, I thought I had nothing in common with the people around me.

Conflict resolution is in fact one of the greatest things that you can accomplish in your life and in your relationship. [W]hen I view people as not bringing conflict up, I think it’s being unfaithful to the relationship. I think it’s an abdication of your role in the relationship, and you are...

We celebrate our desires to stretch our wings towards where we wish to fly and soar free. And thus, we make a bridge. We affirm our commitment to remain connected to those who are still earth-bound and captive, remembering that a bridge may be a footpath or an umbrella. And thus, we offer a bridge.

Breathe in for caregivers of all kinds who give of themselves to make other people’s lives better, more whole.