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Meditation Monday

CZ

We are so much more than we allow ourselves to be. So for a few minutes tonight. Sit and reflect on the message of this picture. Reflect on love and freedom. Things we all need and deserve. Things we already are.

~Namaste
Cricket

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Spiritual Practices for (White) Discomfort

LdeG

A post from a UU minister last year, but still relevant, and, I think, relevant for any time we are dealing with our feelings about anyone else’s struggles – maybe even those we don’t agree with or are opposed to.

Pax, Lisa

Blue Boat » Spiritual Practices For White Discomfort http://blueboat.blogs.uua.org/2015/08/17/spiritual-practices-for-white-discomfort/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blueboat+%28Blue+Boat%29

Meditation for a Beautiful Day

CZ

By Sara Campbell

Ah, how beautiful is this day. How crisp and clean the air. How clear the sky. How full of life the teeming earth. And we are alive! Yes, we feel the beat of our own hearts, the pulsing of life in our veins, the rhythm of our breathing. We come into the silence of this time with gratitude for this day.
We come also with our needs. Our gratitude stirs us to praise and sing our thanksgiving. Our loneliness draws us into the company of others. Our restlessness draws us into these moments of quiet. Our longing for the spirit brings us before the mystery of the holy. Our desire to heal our own wounds and the wounds of our world brings us here to renew our strength and hope.

And we come into this space because we have gifts to share: words of healing and encouragement for those who are burdened; songs of praise and hope; smiles of comfort and affection; deeds of love and kindness.

Each of us comes to dip into the well that nourishes our hungry spirits. Each of us comes with our own cup of goodness to pour into the well. We drink together. May we be strengthened in our bonds of love and peace.

Source: 1997 UUMA Worship Materials Collection

~Namaste
Cricket

To the Blessing of the Season

CZ

By Ken Sawyer

To the blessings of this season,
may our senses be alert
and our hearts take heed,
for in a busy and sometimes tragic world,
beauty is often the comfort most sure.

To the blessings of warm, accepting human relationship,
may our hearts be open
and our minds take heed,
for in a lonely and sometimes frightening world,
friendship is often the support than upholds us.

To the blessings of high ideals and noble aspirations,
may our minds be open,
and our hands take heed,
for in a troubled and sometimes dangerous world,
justice is often the hope that sustains us.

Forgiving each other and ourselves for all we do not sense,
for the love we do not share,
for the acts of justice we avoid,
let us treasure the parts of ourselves that do respond.

Blessed be the life that comforts, sustains and upholds us,
and blessed be we who do, now and then, awaken to its grace.

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May these words lift and bless you.

~Namaste
Cricket

Be Prepared to Be Inspired

CZ

If you ever get the feeling that there’s something you can’t do, you probably ought to watch this video! John Bramblitt is an artist from Texas who is producing some amazing paintings — and he can’t even see them. #Inspired! Here is another more in depth video  

I hope this brings inspiration and hope to your day.

~Namaste

Cricket