Gretchen Haley

Rev. Gretchen Haley, in robe and stole, preaching on a church chancel.

Rev. Gretchen Haley (she/her) is relentlessly curious about most things, especially the big stuff of theology, the magic of collaboration, and the great joy of pop culture. She has an audacious ambition for the liberal church, believing in its capacity to transform lives and our world by way of hyper-local relationships and partnerships that inspire the unleashing of courageous love. She finds solace in the trails in and around Fort Collins, Colorado, where she serves with the brilliant Rev. Sean Neil-Barron as one of the ministers of the Foothills Unitarian Church.

From Gretchen Haley

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God, Your creation is not yet done creating you.

Opening | By Gretchen Haley | July 24, 2023 | From WorshipWeb

We are learning to regroup and remember perfection was never the point.

Opening | By Gretchen Haley | June 27, 2022 | From WorshipWeb

Give up the fight For some other moment Some other life Than here, and now Give up the longing for some other world The wishing for other choices to make other songs to sing other bodies, other ages, other countries, other stakes Purge the past; forgive the future— for each come too soon.

Opening | By Gretchen Haley | April 8, 2020 | From WorshipWeb

Calling all who cannot wait any longer for joy, for hope and some good news (even a little). The time has come, the waiting is over....

Opening | By Gretchen Haley | September 4, 2018 | From WorshipWeb

Every little thing that breaks your heart Is welcome here We'll make a space for it Give it its due time and praise for the wanting it represents the longing for something more, some healing hope that remains not yet We promise no magic no making it all better But offer only this circle of trust...

Opening | By Gretchen Haley | February 19, 2018 | From WorshipWeb

There is too much beauty in this world to give up on it yet, and it is always too soon to surrender to cynicism....

Opening | By Gretchen Haley | February 16, 2018 | From WorshipWeb

A: Because the tides are rising B: So must we C: Rise! A: to this moment C: Rise! B: to this day C: Rise! A: to this life B: This place in the web A: That is yours, and ours. C: Rise! B: Because the earth remains A: Our only home C: And we B: Fellow travelers A: Its only hope C: For healing B:...

Opening | By Gretchen Haley | February 15, 2018 | From WorshipWeb

As a child, growing up Catholic, my sense was that we should give away forgiveness like candy at Halloween: freely and readily, to anyone who comes asking. As an adult Unitarian Universalist, however, I have realized that forgiveness is a lot more complicated and challenging than that image would...

Reading | By Gretchen Haley | October 27, 2017 | From WorshipWeb

There is nothing you need to bring with you to be welcome here no right beliefs or proof of citizenship no eternal optimism or clarity of conviction no boundless courage or endless expertise You do not need to know what brought you here Or how you will solve that problem you are turning over and...

Opening | By Gretchen Haley | October 24, 2017 | From WorshipWeb

What's going to happen? Will everything be ok? What can I do? In these days we find ourselves, too often, Stuck with these questions on repeat: What's going to happen? / Will everything be ok? /What can I do?...

Opening | By Gretchen Haley | March 4, 2017 | From WorshipWeb

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