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Death is a regular part of my job, which makes small talk weird for me at parties.Reflection | By Sarah Gillespie | January 17, 2024 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Death, Direct Experience, Friendship, Grief, Humanism, Ministry, Presence, Worship
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Sometimes we need someone to witness the pain in holy stillness.Reflection | By Jo VonRue | October 18, 2023 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Body, Compassion, Direct Experience, Gender, Ministry, Presence, Sexuality, Trauma, Worship
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Let us bless these candles with our tender hopes for the coming year.Ritual | By SarahRuth Davis | May 10, 2023 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christmas Eve / Christmas, Presence, Spirituality, WorshipWeb, Worship
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There's an older rhythm calling us to rest.Time for All Ages | By Jamila Batchelder | January 27, 2023 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Balance, Body, Contemplation, Healing, Peace, Presence, Stress, WorshipWeb, Worship
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Life doesn't have to be ever-upward in order to be well-lived.Reflection | By Christine Slocum | January 18, 2023 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Balance, Contemplation, Culture, Presence, Worship
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We need places where we can come and find our grounding once again.Opening | By Heather Rion Starr | January 6, 2023 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Balance, Contemplation, Presence, WorshipWeb, Worship
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Advent encourages us to be present in each moment of waiting.Reflection | By Megan Lloyd Joiner | December 7, 2022 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Advent, Christianity, Contemplation, Patience, Presence, Sacred, Worship
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Love is reaching through the generations with expectations that I live through challenging times.Reflection | By Melissa Jeter | November 2, 2022 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Direct Experience, Earth, Fall, Family, Generations, Healing, Love, Presence, Worship
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Once, during my ministerial internship, a woman I’ll call Clara came up to me during the hustle and bustle before the Sunday service. I knew that Clara struggled with anxiety; now, in great distress, she told me how anxious she was and that she didn’t know what to do. She was frantic, and I...Reading | By Barbara F. Meyers | July 27, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Caring, Listening, Mental Health, Presence
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I want to be shaped in a way that lets me serve the eternal.Reflection | By Jake Morrill | September 22, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Contemplation, God, Meaning, Presence, Purpose, Transcendence, Worship
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