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Ever since I graduated from college, I have had a recurring dream. My wife has had it, too, as well as a lot of other people I know. In my dream, it is time to take an exam and I am unprepared. I have not gone to classes all semester. I failed to do the reading....Meditation | By Gary Kowalski | June 3, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Calling, Choice, Commitment, Fear, Freedom, Identity, Purpose, Responsibility, Stewardship, WorryWorship element -
It is the day before the election as I write these lines, and whatever the outcome, I will be glad when it’s over. Some will be elated by the results, and others will feel dejected, but regardless of who wins or loses, our world will still be broken and suffering from ills that government is...Meditation | By Gary Kowalski | June 3, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Brokenness, Character, Freedom, Generations, Governance, Living Our Faith, Politics, Power, Responsibility, SufferingWorship element
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My wakeful nights are fewer now that my children are growing older. A recent event reminded me of what I am missing. After a tremendously exciting weekend in another state at a family celebration, my young son and I found that our sleep schedules were no longer in sync....Meditation | By Jane E Mauldin | June 3, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Aging, Calling, Children, Family, Fathers, Friendship, Intimacy, Mothers, Sacrifice, ServiceWorship element
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Torn and confused, lonely and enraged, I greet the new day with suspicion. Spirit of Life, show me the gate to healing. May I find in my hands the tools to craft a way through the pain. When even those tools fail me, may other hands reach out....Prayer | By Jane E Mauldin | June 3, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Healing, Pain, Solidarity, Strength, Trust, WeaknessWorship element -
I am frequently astonished by monarch butterflies. Delicate beyond belief, they fly thousands of miles each year from all parts of the continent to settle in the forests of South America. To my delight, their migratory route takes them along a bridge near my home. A few days ago, I was driving on...Meditation | By Jane E Mauldin | June 3, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Animals, Beauty, Connections, Environment, Interdependence, Kindness, Nature, Purpose, Responsibility, StewardshipWorship element -
Let us join hearts in the spirit of meditation and prayer: Juntemos corazones en el espiritu de meditacion y oracion: Mysterious Presence, Presencia misteriosa, God, our Father and our Mother, Dios, nuestro Padre y nuestra Madre, Spirit of Life whom we struggle to name in our joys and our sorrows...Meditation | By Susan Manker-Seale | June 2, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Caring, Faith, God, Hope, Justice, Peace, Presence, Service, Silence, UnityWorship element
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(The prayer was written to be read by three people, as indicated by the typefaces.) Peace is more than the absence of worry. It is the creation of safe havens for all; It is the building of security for everyone; It is the forgiveness of self, as well as one who would harm you. Let us seek...Prayer | By Annie Foerster | June 2, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Choice, Forgiveness, Justice, Letting Go, Listening, Pain, Peace, Reconciliation, Relationships, WorryWorship element
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Great spirit of life, We pray today for our animal friends, Grateful for their companionship and devotion. By our kindness to them, May we be worthy of their love. We pray also for pets who are gone from us, But who brighten our days And who comforted us by night....Prayer | By Kim K. Crawford Harvie | June 2, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Animals, Caring, Friendship, Gratitude, Interdependence, Kindness, LoveWorship element -
Each moment of our living brings us closer to our dying. Young or old, the knowledge of life’s end is with us, growing more real, more familiar through the experiences of time and of loss. Yet what is to keep us from frittering away what time is left to us, Making it almost a matter of...Meditation | By Helen Lutton Cohen | June 2, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Birth, Death, Journey, Joy, Limitations, Living Our Faith, Meaning, Purpose, WisdomWorship element
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(adapted from the original) If, on a starlit night, with the moon brightly shimmering, We stay inside and do not venture out, the evening universe remains a part of life we shall not know....Meditation | By Marni Harmony | June 2, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Awe, Beauty, Courage, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Journey, Mystery, Nature, Reverence, Transcendence, WonderWorship element
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I will lift up my voice and sing; Whatever may befall me, I will still follow the light which kindles song. I will listen to the music Arising out of grief and joy alike, I will not deny my voice to the song....Meditation | By Robert T Weston | June 2, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Beauty, Beginnings, Despair, Grief, Healing, Hope, Joy, Mindfulness, Pain, ReconciliationWorship element -
All this talk of saving souls. Souls weren’t made to save, like Sunday clothes that give out at the seams. They’re made for wear; they come with lifetime guarantees. Don’t save your soul. Pour it out like rain on cracked, parched earth. Give your soul away, or pass it like a candle flame. Sing...Meditation | By Linda M. Underwood | June 2, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Activism, Empathy, Forgiveness, Playfulness, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Sacrifice, Salvation, Service, WorkWorship element
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In between, liminal, that space where we wait. Between moments; events, results, action, no action. To stand on the threshold, waiting for something to end, And something new to arrive, a pause in the rumble of time. Awareness claims us, alert, a shadow of something different....Meditation | By Kate R. Walker | May 29, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Agnosticism, Bridging Ceremony, Change, Coming of Age, Humanism, Letting Go, New Year, Revelation, Summer Solstice, Transformation, Winter Solstice / YuleWorship element -
Blessed is the person who feeds and warms, washes, and comforts a child and soothes them in illness. For they shall be called caregiver. Blessed is the person who gives shelter and food, clothing, toys, books and tools. For they shall be called provider....Prayer | By Janet H. Bowering | May 28, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Bridging Ceremony, Child Dedication, Children, Coming of Age, Coming-of-Age, Family, Father's Day, Fathers, Mother's Day, Mothers, Relationships, TeamworkWorship element -
Spirit of Life, I give thanks for the opportunities to love that present themselves in the turmoil of life. Where the light catches the tears in another’s eyes, where hands are held and there are moments without words, let us be present then, and alive to the possibility of changing. Let us seek...Meditation | By Elizabeth Tarbox | May 28, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Caring, Change, Compassion, Gratitude, Love, Presence, Relationships, Vulnerability, WonderWorship element
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It is an hour before sunrise. The waves keep coming, but each minute they make less progress than the minute before....Meditation | By Elizabeth Tarbox | May 28, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Brokenness, Caring, Compassion, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Forgiveness, Guilt, Healing, Nature, Pain, Sadness, VulnerabilityWorship element
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Today I have too many friends who are dying. Sometimes at a memorial service I feel dissatisfied, and I’m the preacher in charge. I realize I can’t figure out how to preach my view of resurrection. I know that people would want to hear it, I’m not worried about offending or confusing anyone. I...Meditation | By Meg Barnhouse | May 28, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Death, Direct Experience, Family, Friendship, Happiness, Honesty, Intimacy, Love, Memorial Services, Nature, Peace, TruthWorship element -
Our locks tell us a lot about our lives. Locks of all kinds hold my attention because of a dream I had when I was thirteen. In the dream a gray-haired woman in a white coat sat behind a desk. I knew she was me, far in the future. Behind her on the wall was a cross-stitched sampler with a motto. I...Meditation | By Meg Barnhouse | May 28, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Class, Courage, Fear, Meaning, Purpose, Race/Ethnicity, Relationships, Trust, Vision, VulnerabilityWorship element -
I have learned some things about life from canoes. I’m not saying I know how to paddle. I have been in canoes twice, and both have been learning experiences. The second time was fun. The first time, a friend and I decided to take one out on a lake. We slid the canoe into the water. She hopped in.Meditation | By Meg Barnhouse | May 28, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Arrogance, Challenge, Courage, Direct Experience, Failure, Humility, Letting Go, Limitations, Secular, WorkWorship element -
All summer, workers have been building a brick wall along the road by my neighborhood. Against the brutal heat, they stretch a tarp overhead to get a little shade. I’ve watched them take bricks in their dusty brown hands one by one, butter them thickly with mortar, line them up, and tap them...Meditation | By Meg Barnhouse | May 28, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Community, Joy, Leadership, Personal Stories, Progress, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Purpose, Teamwork, WorkWorship element