It looks like a disconnect here, when you look at the starting words and then sing them to the tune I have chosen. The tune is upbeat and lively, and the words lament the Web of Life that is slipping away. Huh? But let’s embody the hope and promise of… Read More »Hope and Promise
Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we… Read More »Lament, Confession, and a Song to the Future
As the overworked saying goes, “Denial is not a river in Egypt.” This reading speaks to our denial-laden attempts to make these Not Ordinary Times ordinary again, to capitulate to Business as Usual. But something tugs at us like a hungry toddler demanding our attention: something is not right. This… Read More »Not Ordinary Times
One Christmas Eve a few years ago, as our congregation here in Denver stood together in a circle in the dark sanctuary, singing “Silent Night”, I was incredibly struck by the power of a community holding candlelight and singing in the night. “This is who we are,” I thought, “This… Read More »Holding Light