Minister’s Musings

Dear Ones- Well, 2020 is finally coming to an end.  I think, for many of us, the response to this is “Thank goodness!”.  It has, indeed, been a trying year in many ways. Of course, the reality is that at…

Dear Ones Our theme for the month of March is “Balance”.  And like so many other themes, it is a surprisingly complex concept.  After all, how many different kinds of “balance” are there?  Psychotherapist F. Diane Barth, in an article…

Dear Ones- Our theme for the month of February is “Perseverance”. It’s not a word you hear used a great deal these days.  In our 21st Century world, where we tend toward “instant gratification”, perseverance almost seems like a rather…

Dear Ones- A new year, a new decade. Happy New Year! Our theme for the month of January is “Intention”, which seems appropriate for a new year, I suppose. I have to admit, though, that I’m not a fan of…

Dear Ones- Our theme for the month of December is “HOPE”.   Hope…what a mad, ridiculous notion! We buy a lottery ticket and hope we’ll win, knowing the odds are against us. We hope for peace on earth, knowing that humans…

Dear Ones- Our theme for the month of November is “Abundance”. Bart Frost, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at the Unitarian Universalist Association wrote: “In a world where almost everything is based on a transactional “fee-for-service” system, church…

Dear Ones- Our theme for October is “courage”. As I write this, I can hear Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion from the Wizard of Oz: “Courage!” It truly does take a great deal of courage to live in our…

Dear Ones- Can you believe it- it’s September already! How the Summer has flown by! I hope yours was wonderful! Every year I find myself wondering, “Where has the Summer gone?”   I admit to being a “summer person”. I love…

Dear Ones- Welcome to May! May is so beautiful here on Delmarva, isn’t it? The Spring days are longer, the temperature nearly perfect, Spring flowers are in full bloom, and the trees and grass are lush and green. (And, OK…yes…the…

Dear Ones- Welcome to April! I DO love Spring- the warmer weather, the first blooming flowers, the warming earth- all seem to conspire to bring a sense of hope. Life is not always easy, we know. But Spring WILL come,…