When I preached the glossary service three weeks ago, I encountered a question that was too big to fit into the time we had for that service. It was about the term “liberal religion.” We have a tagline on our letterhead and now on our website that reads “A liberal religious light since 1893.” Since […]
A sermon by Rev. Rachael Hayes Last June, our congregation adopted a mission statement in our annual meeting. What I appreciate about this mission statement is that it was crowdsourced from our congregation rather than proposed by a few individuals. The mission statement process began with two questions: what is our purpose, and how does […]
We affirm our newest members in their wholeness. We want you to find belonging here, to trust our congregation with your real self. To jump in, to join in our traditions, to share your ideas, to bring your passions. And that means that all of us need to open to our new members. This is […]
A Sermon by Rev. Rachael Hayes Before I begin my thoughts on our texts today, I want to name that this holiday and the Exodus story would feel easier to approach if the ceasefire still held. What the Israeli government is doing in Gaza is heartbreaking. We have raised our lament and lament still for […]
A sermon by Rev. Rachael Hayes I would like to begin this time together with an embodied meditation. I invite you back to your breath and the feeling of your body. The breath inside you. The air around you. The bones and muscles holding you up. The force of gravity hugging you into the earth […]
“I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. This is our hope. […]
