Honeybee Democracy

Message by Colleen Appel The opening words are Earth and All, by Rev. Dr. David Breeden. We join together,bringing both ourshadow and our light.We join together,opening our mindsand our hearts.We join together,embracing,celebrating,sharingthe beauty of each,the beauty of self,the beauty of the earth,the beauty of all. Little Rhapsody in BlueBy George Read more…

Awakening From Grief

Message by Mike Brown The opening words are We Gather, by Pat Uribe-Lichty. We gather—We bring our sorrowsour disappointmentsour failures.We gather for healing,for laughter andto rejoice.We gather to findnew ways of lovingnew ways of thinkingnew ways of being.We gather—Yes, always we gather,for it is in gatheringthat we find our hope. Read more…

Awakening Into Action

Rev. Michelle-Scott Huffman On this day in 1968 in Memphis, TN, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech that would famously become known as his Mountaintop Speech. The following day, he was assassinated. In honor of Dr. King, and the continued struggle for racial justice, we share these Read more…

Building it Together

Message by AJ Fox and Marilyn Day Moment of Perspective – The Treehouse Story – Marilyn Day The opening words are Wholeness, by Sharon Wylie. They were written for the International Transgender Day of Visibility, which is this Thursday, March 31st. We speak so often of brokenness in religious life,Let Read more…