Lori Gorgas Hlaban

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A gold leaf is held, suspended, by the delicate green needles on an evergreen tree.

Like the sun moving toward the shortest day, each moment arises—and is gone before we know it.

Meditation | By Lori Gorgas Hlaban | October 13, 2020 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Autumnal Equinox, Balance, Earth, Earth-Centered, Nature, WorshipWeb, Worship
In the middle of a Pride parade, rainbow flags in the background, a Freddie Mercury impersonator strikes a powerful pose.

We light our chalice flame For those who lived their lives in closets of shame; For those who furtively visited the bars, where nobody knew your name; For the Stonewall riot—and the fierce transwomen who fought; For the plague, which still takes far too many, too young, too soon. So many gone. So...

Chalice Lighting | By Lori Gorgas Hlaban | June 6, 2019 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anti-Oppression, Coming Out, Direct Experience, Generations, History, Humanism, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, National Coming Out Day, Pride Sunday, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Secular

Spirit of life and love God of many names—and no name— Divine spirit which resides in all, We do not always understand each other. We do not always speak or listen carefully. We often find it difficult to look beyond our selves to our common purpose, and We cause suffering to each other and...

Meditation | By Lori Gorgas Hlaban | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Listening, Relationships, Responsibility, Unitarian Universalism, Unity
A rose resting on a wooden casket, more flowers visible in the background

Birth is a miracle of love and courage, bringing light into the world; Death is a loss of light, but no less an act of courage, For we are born from— and return to— mystery. Source: © Lori Gorgas Hlaban, 2009...

Chalice Lighting | By Lori Gorgas Hlaban | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Beginnings, Birth, Courage, Death, Ending, Faith, Hope, Journey, Love, Mystery

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