Myke Johnson

Myke Johnson smiles at her open palms, on which sits a chickadee.

Rev. Myke Johnson (she/her) is the author ofFinding Our Way Home: A Spiritual Journey into Earth Community, and also blogs on spirituality and ecology at Finding Our Way Home. She is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister in Portland, Maine.

From Myke Johnson

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The cast of "Jesus Christ Superstar" on stage, at a moment where Jesus is kneeling with a woman and smiling.

It’s complicated, sorting out where Jesus fits into my life as a witch. But he hasn’t gone away.

Reflection | By Myke Johnson | April 5, 2023 | From Braver/Wiser
Tagged as: Christianity, Easter, Lent, Worship
A white person, kneeling in front of a basin, is seen washing the foot of a black person as part of a Maundy Thursday service.

Jesus had no political power. He lived his whole life in the shadow of the Roman empire, and that empire killed him. Yet Jesus healed the sick, he listened, he moved among the ordinary people, in the lowly places.

Reflection | By Myke Johnson | April 8, 2020 | From Braver/Wiser
Tagged as: #COVID19, 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Calling, Caring, Christianity, Democracy, Easter, Evil, Good Friday, Healing, Hope, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Responsibility
A mosaic ceiling, in bright blue and white patterns, with a gold arced inset of a shepherd with sheep

“The favoured method of showing the supremacy of the Christian belief was the destruction of the holy trees of the Germans. These were trees, usually old oaks or elm trees, dedicated to the gods....

Homily | By Myke Johnson | July 27, 2019 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Beauty, Christianity, Discernment, Easter, History
Leaning wooden fenceposts with wire fencing attached.

Non-Indigenous people who seek to reconnect with the earth must be wary of the dangerous problem of spiritual theft. On the one hand, we have much to learn from Native peoples about this land and about what it means to honor our relationship to the land. We must take our lead from those who have...

Reading | By Myke Johnson | July 25, 2019 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Earth, Earth-Centered, Indigenous American, Race/Ethnicity, Responsibility, Seven Principles, Spiritual Practice
A shower of water falls on seedlings from the spout of a watering can.

In our water ritual, we bring water from the places we live or the places we may have visited and pour it in one container. All of the water mixes together, and every drop has some of the molecules of water from every place....

Reading | By Myke Johnson | June 25, 2019 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Connections, Direct Experience, Earth, Interdependence, Nature, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Water Communion
Wild turkeys in the Cuyamaca mountains in eastern San Diego County.

In 1617, a few years before English settlers landed, an epidemic began to spread through the area that became southern New England. It likely came from British fishermen, who had been fishing off the coast for decades. By 1620, ninety to ninety-six percent of the population had died. It decimated...

Reading | By Myke Johnson | November 4, 2018 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: America, Anti-Oppression, History, Indigenous American, Race/Ethnicity, Thanksgiving
A pile of rust-colored leaves

Every October and November in the United States, we find ourselves in a season of false and misleading stories about European settlers and Native Americans. First there’s the story that Columbus discovered America in 1492. Then there’s the story about the Pilgrims and the Indians at the first...

Reading | By Myke Johnson | November 4, 2018 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: America, Anti-Oppression, History, Indigenous American, Race/Ethnicity, Thanksgiving
A close-up photo of the stacked hands, solidarity-style, of three people.

It is always good to give thanks! All that we have is a gift from life: our food, our relationships, our shelter from the cold. And when we give thanks, it is always good to be mindful of all people, and notice those who are suffering and do what we can to ease suffering and change its causes....

Opening | By Myke Johnson | November 23, 2017 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Anti-Oppression, Gratitude, Healing, Justice, Spiritual Practice, Suffering, Thanksgiving, Vulnerability, Wholeness
A square, faded, black-and-white photograph showing two men in overcoats, and a small boy in a suit, giving the impression of three generations.

Each of us has gifts and wounds from those who fathered us. This is inevitable; even the best fathers in the world disappoint their children sometimes. Otherwise we wouldn’t be able to grow up. But I know that some wounds are deeper than others. Some people’s hearts have been broken by their...

Reading | By Myke Johnson | April 13, 2017 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Children, Family, Father's Day, Fathers, Generations, Growth, Healing, Humanism, Pain, Parents, Secular
A square, faded, black-and-white photograph showing two men in overcoats, and a small boy in a suit, giving the impression of three generations.

I invite you into a period of quiet meditation. Close your eyes if you wish, and get comfortable in your seat. Think about the father-figure you carry in your heart. I invite you to remember the gifts and the wounds you received from that person or persons. If any feelings come up, just breathe...

Meditation | By Myke Johnson | April 13, 2017 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Children, Family, Father's Day, Fathers, Generations, Healing, Love, Men, Relationships, Secular, Unitarian Universalism

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