God of our bodies, and minds, and souls: We often don’t know when to stop. We often push when our bodies say slow and our minds are hurting. In all of this, you hope for our wellness. You call for us to proper rest and care. May we honor our mental health in our work… Read More
Friday Festival: Questions and answers
How did you sleep last night? Marilyn Pagán-Banks writes, Everything that has to be done, everything that should have gotten done, everything I did, everything I messed up, ev.er.y.thing plays out in my mind as I try to go to sleep and in those waking moments throughout the night. Read the rest of Body Talk, today’s UCC… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
Photo Creator: Jeff Greenberg Photo Credit: Getty Images God, it hurts so much to move today But with all that is going on, do I truly have the luxury of sitting still? God, it hurts deeply to know and see and hear about all of the devastation experienced daily across the globe But do I… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
God, on this day in the middle of the week It becomes clear that You are “both/and” Both merciful and just Both leading and at the same time granting free will Both the ground of our very being and transcendent over all In a time that can seem very complex Help us to know that… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
God who created the expanding universe and designed each atom which dances in our world- let’s talk about anxiety for a minute. Why is it that my mind churns night and day wondering and worrying? Why is my heart racing, and why do I feel overwhelming nausea? Why do I feel like I can’t move… Read More
The Pastoral Is Political: On Overload
Are you on overload? I’m on overload. Just in the past week alone, listening to two men threaten one another with nuclear weapons and watching the white nationalist/supremacist/Nazi rallies in Charlottesville has given us more than our souls have bargained for. There’s too much hate happening in our world, and we see it firsthand in… Read More
Saturday Prayer – Just Right
Well, God, I’m pretty sure there’s not enough. Or if there is, It (whatever It may be) will be divided in such a way that I do not get my share. At the same time, I’m also fairly certain that there’s too much. That I’ll be swept away by It (whatever It may be) or… Read More
Ask the Matriarch: Relief from the Winter Blahs
This week’s question is comes from a RevGal stuck in the winter blahs. Can you relate to her cry for help? Dear Matriarchs: I have a long stretch ahead with no vacation or continuing education time, just my usual days off (Friday and part of Saturday). Normally I try to get away every 7-8 weeks… Read More
Friday Five: Sick Edition
At some point over winter or as spring approaches, we find ourselves sick with a cold, upper respiratory infection, influenza, stomach bug or other ailment. Even though we wash our hands and take our vitamins, our human bodies will pick up germs somewhere along the way. Or maybe we have a chronic health condition which… Read More
Ask the Matriarch: Clergy Self-Care Tune-Up
How about a refresher on clergy self-care? A week and a half before Holy Week may find many of us overwhelmed or overdone. One of our clergy colleagues tells it like it is: Dear Matriarchs: When you get so exhausted physically, emotionally, and even a bit spiritually, it’s hard to find the energy for self… Read More
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