Gary Kowalski

Gary Kowalski serves the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Taos, New Mexico, and is author of Science and the Search for God.

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We gather here to worship: to seek the truth, to grow in love, to join in service; to celebrate life's beauty and find healing for its pain; to honor our kinship with each other and with the earth; to create a more compassionate world, beginning with ourselves; to wonder at the mystery that gave ...

Opening | By Gary Kowalski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Beauty, Courage, Earth, Healing, Listening, Mystery, Searching, Unitarian Universalism, Wisdom
A table filled with cups, casseroles, and soup being ladled out

Each of us will be grateful this Thanksgiving in differing ways, Gathered in our separate families, Each with our own distinct recipes, customs and traditions; For some will have pies of mince, And others of pumpkin or apple; And some will dine early And some sit down late to the meal, Passing on...

Meditation | By Gary Kowalski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: America, Family, Food, Generations, Gratitude, Secular, Thanksgiving

Fantasies sometimes reveal undisclosed information about ourselves: our hidden phobias, unspoken desires and unexamined motives. And group fantasies say much about our culture—our society's real values as opposed to the ideals that receive mainly lip service.

Sermon | By Gary Kowalski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Greed, Money

We give thanks for the animals Who live close to nature, Who remind us of the sanctities of birth and death, Who do not trouble their lives with foreboding or grief, Who let go each moment as it passes, And accept each new one as it comes With serenity and grace....

Meditation | By Gary Kowalski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Animals, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Gratitude, Peace

Go in peace, speak the truth, give thanks each day. Respect the earth and her creatures, for they are alive like you. Care for your body; it is a wondrous gift. Live simply. Be of service. Be guided by your faith and not your fear. Go lightly on your path. Walk in a sacred manner. Amen.

Closing | By Gary Kowalski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Awe, Body, Earth, Faith, Service, Unitarian Universalism

To the God above God we turn our thoughts in meditation.

Meditation | By Gary Kowalski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: God, Reverence

We pray for the peace not past understanding: The peace of children laughing and students quietly studying, Of young women dancing and men flirting beneath the stars. The peace not past understanding: Where no gunfire disrupts the night, Where girls can walk downtown and not be afraid, Where boys...

Meditation | By Gary Kowalski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Peace

With faith to face our challenges, With love that casts out fear, With hope to trust tomorrow, We accept this day as the gift it is— A reason for rejoicing.

Reading | By Gary Kowalski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Acceptance, Challenge, Faith, Fear, Hope, Trust, Unitarian Universalism

Loving Spirit, Be our guest, Dine with us, Share our bread, That our table Might be blessed And our souls be fed.

Blessing | By Gary Kowalski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Community, Food, Generosity, Gratitude, Home, Hospitality, Presence, Reverence, Sacred, Spirituality, Table Grace

In this quiet hour may our spirits be renewed. In this gathering of friends may we be ready to extend ourselves to those in need, and with trust to receive the hand that is offered. In this community of ideals may we remember the principles that guide us and reflect upon those things that give...

Opening | By Gary Kowalski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Service, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism

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