CLUES – Oct 25

CLUES        Oct 25, 2020 Newt Fink Now we are here to think about giving.  Giving has always been central to worship: we naturally give to what or whom we regard as worthy of our attention, our following and our faithfulness.  We give to and for what matters to us. ...

In Another’s Shoes – Oct 18

In Another’s Shoes Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church October 18, 2020 Let’s begin this morning by digging into our memories.  Some of us may have to think hard, to dig deeply.  Others of us may have a fresh memory right on the surface. ...

We Begin Again in Love – Sep 27

Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church September 27, 2020 Louis Newman refers to himself as having been a model child.  We all know some of those – perhaps we were one of them.  The child who seems naturally well-behaved, who doesn’t get into...

Whole, Broken, and Then Whole Again – Sep 20

Whole, Broken, and Then Whole Again © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church September 20, 2020 First Reflection:  Born and Reborn Again The lyrics of one of the songs in our turquoise hymnal keep going through my mind these days:  “Return...

Blessing of the Animals – Aug 30

Reverend Janet Parsons August 30, 2020 Reflection           I’ve had some odd encounters with animals in the past few months, but the oddest of all was while camping a couple of weeks ago.  We were sitting at the...