Rev. Aaron Payson Due Diligence “It’s important to noticeif you votedthat every ballot wascounted and noted. Every voice matters;don’t be content being a bystanderif you don’t understandthat you can make a differencewith this rightyou’ve been gifted.”  Racinthpen The creative and simple expression of truth through poetry often inspires me to consider how I live my … Continue reading Democracy Depends On Each of Us

Laura K. Secor Hello my UUCW friends, Welcome back!  It’s good to be in community again, however virtual it may be.  Are you as weary as me, soul-weary from this pandemic and the other troubles roiling our world?  So many of the things we do to comfort ourselves, the many ways we reach out to … Continue reading Shopping for an Outfit at the Spiritual Thrift Store

Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration & Education Working with your hands.Hands in the hard earth- clay.Knowing that your community is working the same clay.Shaping and forming it into a vessel that holds your little light.Knowing that it will be fired into a sturdy piece of pottery.Setting your family creation on top of a cloth, … Continue reading Little Light of Mine

Rev. Aaron Payson It was a staycation summer centered on the back yard.  My son and his friends installed a brick patio.  My daughter and I planted raised beds of vegetables.  My wife concentrated on the herbs in the front garden.  Along with the edibles, there also came a plant of white roses, and a … Continue reading On Worth & Dignity