Message from Rev. Telos Why I Wake Early Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who make the morning and spread it over the fields and into the faces of the tulips and the nodding morning glories, and into the windows of, even, the miserable and crotchety– best preacher that ever was, dear star, … Continue reading Message from Rev. Telos for June 2025
Message From Rev. Telos Spirit of life and love; Spirit that lives within us, and between us, and AMong us right now: Within this beloved community, and in our work for collective liberation, may we continue to weave the web of trust and care to keep our bodies safe. But more than that! May … Continue reading Message from Rev. Telos for May 2025
Message From Rev. Telos I open my mouth in astonishment. Praises fall forth with my every breath…. I bless that justice is only just if it transforms me as well as the world outside me. I bless that what is fractured still dares to dream of wholeness. I bless that the good are not those … Continue reading Message from Rev. Telos for April 2025
Message From Rev. Telos You are in the story of the world. You are the world coming to know itself. May you trust that all you will ever say or do Belongs in the story of the world. by Ean Huntington Behr Dear ones, We celebrate the women of our history this month, and throughout … Continue reading Message from Rev. Telos for March 2025
Soul Fire by anastasi birosh As we light this flame of hope, May our congregation become a kaleidoscope Of souls and people. In the presence of this flame, In me, in you, in us, is an invitation to sit at the table. May we tend our Soul Fire Through these challenging and trying times To … Continue reading Message from Rev. Telos for February 2025
Dear ones, Let us take time to honor the beginnings of this new year. We embark together with intention, apprehension, hope, and possibility…. Though a single day signifies a new year, it may not feel any different, but it is an opening to imagine a change or embrace. There is so much to be anxious … Continue reading Message from Rev. Telos for January 2025
The first two Sundays of Advent, we will light a chalice of patience and one to dispel injustice. For the third Sunday, we will pledge to work for that most rare of things—peace on earth. In this holiday season May we find peace inside ourselves; May we be peace for those around us, And may … Continue reading A Message from Rev. Telos for December 2024
We are all longing to go home to some place we have never been – a place half-remembered and half-envisioned we can only catch glimpses of from time to time. Community. Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands … Continue reading A Message from Rev. Telos
Dear ones, Our sanctuary was filled with the deep energy of peace and community on September 21st, as the Women of Vision shared their music and songs, stories of their childhoods and varied experiences in Israel. They honored each other’s experience as Jewish and Palestinian women and together we created an earth altar and … Continue reading Message From Rev. Telos
“For Equilibrium, a Blessing: Like the joy of the sea coming home to shore, May the relief of laughter rinse through your soul. As the wind loves to call things to dance, May your gravity be lightened by grace. Like the dignity of moonlight restoring the earth, May your thoughts incline with reverence and … Continue reading Message from Rev. Telos Whitfield
