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Your Monday Blessing words this morning come from friend and colleague the Rev. Judith Walker-Riggs. These words were the chalice lighting words for Cairo Street Unitarian Chapel’s 2016 Academy Service, a service in memory of the Warrington Academy, the school … Continue reading →

It’s been a busy weekend, so taking a few hours off from the writing game. For your Monday blessing, here’s a favourite of mine, written by Father Pedro Arrupe. Nothing is more practical than finding God, than falling in Love … Continue reading →

I am approaching one of those infamous years with a nothing at the end – the big-four-oh, in my case. There are many metaphors out there for ageing. Ecclesiastes, whose neighbours Leviticus and Judges disparage as being “a bit on … Continue reading →

Your Monday blessing: last of the summer reruns and then I mean to dive into the writing again, spirit willing. Here’s one from three years ago.   The Summer Moon (for Abe)   I walked to the moon, but I … Continue reading →

I said to the wanting-creature inside me: What is this river you want to cross? There are no travelers on the river-road, and no road. Do you see anyone moving about on that bank, or nesting? There is no river … Continue reading →

Your Monday Blessing, from Elie Wiesel’s 1986 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech: “I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence … Continue reading →

In the morning, instead of clicking on CNN to prove your theory that the world is broken, you might try taking a stroll through the mansion of your past. It’s ready for you, more or less. You’ve built it, and … Continue reading →

Our ancestors have handed to us the dreams of a better world. This gift was no idle passing. They labored for it and struggled for it. We may feel daunted by the task of carrying so great a weight. But … Continue reading →

Tao #60 If you want to rule the world, you might first want to learn how to fry a small fish. Handle the small things first. When you know the way of the world, all the little demons lose their … Continue reading →