Today, as we take up the topic of escalating inequality,
we can look to my own lived experience to see how workers’ compensation has eroded and financial struggles have escalated over the decades. A funny thing happened on the way to economic recovery and the prosperity our nation theoretically enjoys: Workers, for the most part, have been left out of it.
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This is the first of four sermons exploring compassion. The others will be scattered throughout the year. To set the stage for future exploration, and to guide our contemplation today, let us consider the fact that all major religions state, in their particular ways, what has come to be known as the Golden Rule.
After our animal blessing service on October 5, many people asked me copy for my dog psalm. Here it is — the psalm my dog Cinnamon wrote, channeling it through me, while I was in seminary. Psalm 1* A Psalm of Dog. (c) 2000 Cinnamon Stocker Alpha Dog is my boss, I shall not want.
When I was little my father helped me to create my own flower garden. Today is Mother’s Day. But in contemplating the spiritual practice of turning soil, my father comes to mind first.
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Every year our congregation hosts a Justice Sunday, during which we celebrate and support the work the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) does all over the world.
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The sentence, “May we bring ourselves and our stories to church this morning and consider the blend a blessing,” appeared twice in our Palm Sunday service yesterday
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