by Christine | Feb 6, 2023 | Sermons
The Crucible © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church February 5, 2023 I took time yesterday to stand and watch the sea smoke rising and blowing. At times it was so thick that the water was completely covered with a layer of swirling white. Huge puffy clouds...
by Christine | Jan 17, 2023 | Sermons
Those in the Shadows © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church January 15, 2023 Those “honor-driven activists.” We ‘find memory beneath their doors, and taste the blessings of their midwifery.’ (Sonia Sanchez, “Progress Report”) Today we pause and look...
by Christine | Jan 17, 2023 | Sermons
A Dual Hunger © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church January 8, 2023 There is a moment, when we are watching the swinging of a pendulum, when there’s a slowing, a pause, before the pendulum begins to move back in the other direction. Picture this with me...
by Christine | Jan 3, 2023 | Sermons
We Are the Dwelling Place © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church December 24, 2022 The photo was posted on social media, among many photos of the flooding and the angry surf over the past two days. The photographer, Jay Albert, managed to capture the moment...
by Christine | Dec 5, 2022 | Sermons
Who Makes Much of a Miracle? © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church December 4, 2022 “As for me, I know of nothing else but miracles,” wrote Walt Whitman. We have entered the season of miracles, of enduring stories, tales of events that we cannot explain,...
by Christine | Nov 22, 2022 | Sermons
Living Free From Hunger © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church November 20, 2022 You can tell when Thanksgiving is approaching in my extended family. Conversation on the family WhatsApp group starts to heat up, with queries about the head count, and food...
