Tag Archives: #grace

The Matrix: What does dominion mean?

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Sep 10, 2018 Blog, Creating, Social Justice, spiritual journey #creating, #creatingjustice, #embodying, #faithinaction, #grace, #personalresponsibility, #stewardship, #thematrix Leave a Comment

Yesterday I began our discussion about the stewardship of creation.  I referenced that the word “dominion” creates all sorts of issues for us in terms of our care for Mother Earth.  Today I want to talk more deeply about how ‘dominion’ causes issues and corrupts our understanding of care-takers, custodians, gardeners — stewards of the […]

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Stewardship of Creation

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Sep 9, 2018 Blog, Creating, Social Justice, spiritual journey #creating, #creatingjustice, #creation, #environmentaljustice, #faithinaction, #grace, #motherearth, #personalresponsibility, #stewardship Leave a Comment

This morning I will be preaching on what it means to be stewards of God’s Creation.  We, at St Paul’s UCC, will be reflecting upon Genesis 1 and 2, the stories of creation. All spiritual traditions have creation stories.  They are there to teach us about our humble beginnings, about how the Sacred brought all […]

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Stewardship of our Inner World

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Sep 8, 2018 Creating, Energy Work, Healing Journey, Spiritual Direction, spiritual journey #creating, #discernment, #downtonabbey, #embodying, #grace, #hope, #livingthroughyourheart, #personalresponsibility, #prayyourlifeliveyourprayer, #spiritualjourney, #spiritualleadership, #stewardship Leave a Comment

Much of our stewardship talk is about how we use our resources in the outer world.  How generous are you with your finances?  Where do you offer your time, talent, skills to help others?  How do you call others mercifully and compassionately to accountability for their actions, their lack of stewardship?   These are all outer-world […]

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Using our Gifts Responsibly: Good Stewardship

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Sep 4, 2018 Blog, Creating, Social Justice, Spiritual Direction, spiritual journey #avengerscivilwar, #creating, #creatingjustice, #faithinaction, #grace, #hope, #personalpower, #personalresponsibility, #presidentcarter, #robertdowneyjr, #spidermanhomecoming, #spiritualjourney, #spiritualleadership, #stewardship, #tomholland, #tonystark Leave a Comment

Because the Sacred has gifted us all that we have in our life, we must use our gifts, abilities, and skills responsibly in this world.  It is our responsibility, as stewards, to create positive change that brings the experience of compassion, peace and justice. Avengers:  Civil War Tony Stark is seeking additional help for his […]

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Stewardship as a lifestyle

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Sep 2, 2018 Blog #communalresponsibility, #creatingjustice, #embodying, #faithinaction, #grace, #livingthroughyourheart, #personalresponsibility, #prayer, #prayyourlifeliveyourprayer, #spiritualjourney, #stewardship Leave a Comment

Stewardship is a word we throw around every Fall in churches.  We talk about stewardship at the time of the year when we are creating our church budgets and asking people to pledge their giving for the next year.  We have narrowed stewardship down to dollars.  Because of that, often times we do not want […]

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