Tag Archives: living a good life

Your Monday blessing: Prayer for Discomfort

Posted on October 3, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

I have a prayer that my discomforts might not be trivial. See, the thing is, I KNOW I’m going to seek comfort. Most of us do naturally, to some degree, and I DEFINITELY do. And I’m not castigating myself over … Continue reading →

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The People Who Have Been Good to Me

Posted on May 30, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

I would be more cynical, I suppose, except it feels unfair to the people who have been good to me. My life, as I look back, has been littered with kindnesses. Once, a woman made me tea. Asked me if … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing

Posted on July 13, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

May you have: Better unnecessary pleasures than all your vain hopes, Better mornings than the long night’s grieving, Better evenings than the sweat of the day. Better blues than the aching silence, and better calm than even the tolling bells … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: The Company

Posted on June 29, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

Look, you’ve been fine. I have been thoroughly entertained, if that was your concern. Damn near heroic, in places. I even liked the bits where you lost your way, clambered about the stage – not that I was rooting for … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing

Posted on May 18, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

May your dreams constantly be interrupted by children, and may your dog keep you from doing anything too important May your life be filled with the triumphs of fixing all the household objects that weren’t supposed to be broken. May … Continue reading →

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(Sermon) “How to Do UU”

Posted on January 30, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

(While I wrote this sermon explicitly for my fellow Unitarian Universalists, I think it may speak equally well to all people who try to join with others to seek meaning and make a better world.) “How to Do UU” I … Continue reading →

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(Sermon) The New Jersey Resurrection

Posted on January 6, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

A fun sermon about extraterrestrials and wonderful New Jersey… “The New Jersey Resurrection” Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon The First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County May 17, 2009 Good news, friends, good news: it turns out we are not alone. There … Continue reading →

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Sermon: “Ghosts”

Posted on October 27, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Thanks to Dorothea Dix Unitarian Universalist Community for hosting me. Here’s the text of the sermon: It was after the waves of pirates and princesses, after the ninjas wearing bathrobes and plastic swords, after the cute little pumpkin being pushed … Continue reading →

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2 new audio sermons about immortality & frisbee

Posted on August 21, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

I was delighted to return to The Unitarian Church in Summit, the congregation where I was Intern Minister nine years ago, for two Sundays in August. It was great to see so many old friends. Below are the links to … Continue reading →

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Hope sermon (text)

Posted on June 4, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

“Hope: The Future of the World” Living a Visionary Life Sermon Series Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon The First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County 6/1/2014 It was a beautiful beginning. The star of stars burst into being, the world exploded into … Continue reading →

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