Prayer of Confession: Communal Responsibility

If you grew up in a liturgical church, you know the Prayer of Confession.  It is a prayer said near the beginning of worship, that invites the congregation to confess their sins, re-align themselves with Spirit’s heart, and thereby receive forgiveness and grace. I did not grow up in such a church tradition.  It was […]

Taking back our Power: Facing our problems with courage

Thor has had a rough few days: First he battles Surtur for Surtur’s crown. He returns to Asgard to find that his brother, Loki, has disguised himself as Odin and is ruling the Nine Realms.  After forcing Loki to drop his disguise, they head to Earth to find Odin.  Odin dies after he reveals a […]

Hope: Keeping our small boats afloat

This has been a challenging month for us.  For me it feels like a dismantling of my values and morality.  I struggle each morning with how to engage in Spirit’s call to justice.  I wonder where hope is? As a pastor and energy worker, I feel that an important aspect of pastoring is being a […]

Creating Justice: Because that’s what heroes do…

The work of creating is the work of the present moment.  Not the future.  Not the past.  The present moment. When we chose to create we do so the information we have in the present moment, with an Intention that our decision and action be for the greatest good for all involved, for the creation of Love, Justice, […]