My colleague, the Reverend Theresa Ines Soto, lifts up hope by reminding us both that the Universe has been waiting for us, and that it may be hard work right about now.   Finally, you There are a lot of things that are not going to work out. Planet probes, Jean Claude Van Damme movies, … Continue reading Hart to Hearts: Dance

A colleague who was putting off writing her sermon wondered about how to find the stories of Martin Luther King, Jr. that showed the side of him that we don’t often see:  the man who was fearful and lost, the pastor to his people, the father and husband in the small moments.  Most of the … Continue reading Hart to Hearts: Hope from the Ancestors, Part 2

Last Sunday, I had the joy of sitting in worship without having a single task to perform.  I got to sing, say our unison words and simply drink in the message and our beautiful worship space.  The singing is an important part for me.  Throughout my adult life, I’ve loved to sing, and often feel … Continue reading Hart to Hearts: Hope Emerges from Singing Together

Author Sherman Alexie is a favorite of mine.  His willingness to speak the truth through his fiction, his poetry, and films connects with me.  In an interview with The Stranger, he reflects on the role of the arts in resistance movements: I’m not one of those artist-writers who thinks they have any real power. I’m … Continue reading Hart to Hearts: Hope from Other Voices

I need to be reminded what it means to live in and with hope.  Rev Victoria Safford offers us this poem to help us remember. Our mission is to plant ourselves at the gates of Hope— Not the prudent gates of Optimism, Which are somewhat narrower. Not the stalwart, boring gates of Common Sense; Nor … Continue reading Hart to Hearts: Living at the Gates of Hope

How can you find hope in a Christmas cookie?  I find hope in many moments of beauty in the world, but these fragile and beautiful and tasty moments are lifting me up again this season. The cookies are made by Janet Link, a woman whose mother was friends with my mother and who I’ve had … Continue reading Hart to Hearts: Hope in What is Fragile

#31daysofhope I find hope when I’m intentional about seeking my own grounding and center. Rev Karen Haring is a minister of literature and offers this poem and writing prompt to help us get clear about what comes next for us. We are invited to imagine what we might do here, now, She ends the poem: … Continue reading Hart to Hearts: Writing Into the Future

  Today’s hope comes from the vision of the possible. I am grateful for the hope that comes from taking actions both small and large to create the world of which we dream. Barbara Kingsolver offers us this guidance. #31daysofhope