God is Light and Darkness, so let us love and value both.(a work in progress)by Chris Duvall, RCsP The Merriam-Webster dictionary has three definitions of darkness: Darkness has multiple meanings, and they seem to be jumbled together. Night time, people with dark complexions, the experiences of depression, sorrow, or needing help understanding seem to be mixed up with an idea of the absence, evil, badness, and this has led to devaluing of some states of …
Perfect Balance
Perfect Balanceby Rev. Karen Linsley, M.A., Interim Minister Ernest Holmes: “For everything that happens in the objective world, there must be something in the subjective world which perfectly balances it.” Matthew Fox: “Wisdom is finding the balance between head and heart, upper chakras and lower chakras, earth and sky, masculine and feminine, joy and sorrow, yin and yang, energy and rest, human and divine, cosmos and psyche.” It is spring equinox. Today we have equal …
The Blessing of Darkness
The Blessing of Darkness by Yvette Trujillo, RScP Fall is my favorite time of year. Although I sometimes struggle with the encroaching darkness, I love walking through the dark streets of my neighborhood and seeing the lights shine through the windows of all the homes I pass. It sparks my imagination! I love lighting candles and enjoy cozy lamp light as I settle in for the cooler evenings. During this time of year as I …
The Blessing of Darkness
The Blessing of Darkness by Yvette Trujillo, RScP Fall is my favorite time of year. Although I sometimes struggle with the encroaching darkness, I love walking through the dark streets of my neighborhood and seeing the lights shine through the windows of all the homes I pass. It sparks my imagination! I love lighting candles and enjoy cozy lamp light as I settle in for the cooler evenings. During this time of year as I …
Life’s Potential Takes Over
Life’s Potential Takes Over Rev. Martha Quintana, Senior Minister Life Is. Life is everywhere equally present and no matter the appearance, it is there – tucked into those quiet places, bursting forth in the form of a flower, quietly contemplating as a thought, beating a heart, beaming through the sunlight, breathing that last breath as the soul takes leave of a body. Life. It is Perfect – Perfect Love, Perfect Health, Perfect Happiness, and Perfect …
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