Pastor's Letter
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Dear Friends,
We hope that you are safe and well.
Today's meditation celebrates Thich Nhat Hahn's 95th Continuation Day.
We invite you to join us as we commit ourselves to working tirelessly to end systemic and structural racism in our society, in the church, in healthcare, in the workplace--wherever it shows up so that everyone may come to have more abundant life. May this meditation nourish our contemplative-active hearts and sustain all of us in action.
Read more: MEDITATION 494: Thich Nhat Hahn's 95th Continuation Day Celebration (10/20/21)
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Dear Friends,
We hope that you are safe and well.
Today's meditation portrays Lily pouring happiness into people's lives. One receiver testifies "I Will Never Forget that Cup of Coffee"--the secret of happiness.
We invite you to join us as we commit ourselves to working tirelessly to end systemic and structural racism in our society, in the church, in healthcare, in the workplace--wherever it shows up so that everyone may come to have more abundant life. May this meditation nourish our contemplative-active hearts and sustain all of us in action.
Read more: MEDITATION 492: "I Will Never forget that Cup of Coffee" (10/18/21)
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Dear Friends,
We hope that you are safe and well.
Today's meditation features Mary Luti reflecting on Communion not being a test. It reminds me of someone saying to me recently, "I'm trying to push the being generous, being merciful button inside of me more often and push the judgmental button less often."
Read more: MEDITATION 489: Mary Luti: "Not a Test" (10/14/21)
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Dear Friends,
We hope that you are safe and well.
Today's meditation features Ilia Delio reflecting on the heart and spirituality of Francis of Assisi. It is dense and profound: develop a heart that does not cling and live in the divine embrace of love.
Read more: MEDITATION 488: Ilia Delio reflects on Francis of Assisi (10/13/21)
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Dear Friends,
We hope that you are safe and well.
Today's meditation features Henri Nouwen inviting us to "Live Our Wounds." It reminds us of his famous concept of our being wounded healers: as we heal from and accept our wounds, we often find that they can be at the service of others, both in terms of our understanding others more from the inside out and in terms of being more compassionate to others--let alone the ways it gives us words of comfort or challenge for ourselves and others and the ways it helps us be in solidarity with them.
Read more: MEDITATION 487: Henri Nouwen: "Live Your Wounds" (10/12/21)