Category: worship arts

Christmas Eve Meditation

Put away, for one moment, all the anxiety and obligation of this season. It is another time, another country– a place shattered by violence, oppression, and poverty. Its people cry out for peace and for love. On a silent night much like any other night, to a family much like any other family, a child …

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Pastoral Prayer, 11/13/23

Eternal, Beloved Gracious Source of All Life and All Love We gather this morning with gratitude for this time out of time which we have set apart so that we might become more fully present to ourselves, to each other, to our communities, and to that which name as Holy. May our joys be celebrated …

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The Famine, The Alchemist, and the Philosopher Queen

Written for the dedication of the new Unitarian Church of Los Alamos building – August 20, 2016

Crow Wants to Know About … Giving

Inspired by a puppet and the ubiquitous corvids of the area, I began writing a series of scripts for multi-generational worship. These conversations with my friend, Crow, were designed to discuss big topics with young minds. The series proved as popular with adults as with the children (and sometimes more so). Below is one of …

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