Soul Matters for October on Deep Listening states, “Listening to your inner voice is obviously about trying to hear a message. But the often less obvious (but just as crucial) part is deciding what metaphor to use to describe that inner voice. Or to put it another way, how we envision our inner voice significantly … Continue reading ’tis all one to me
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg reminds us, “ Your life is a sacred text. It can be read in so many ways”. In this month of exploring deep listening, how do we listen to our own lives as sacred text, as sacred messenger? Join Chaplain Dave and our Tree of Life community as we explore the interconnections … Continue reading Listening to Our Lives
What a difference it can make for another person, when we just listen……when we really listen…… setting aside our opinions and our advice, to kindly receive the heart of another. What a difference heart listening can make in our own life……to welcome the messages our heart wants us to hear. Join us for a worship … Continue reading Heart Listening- A Gift to Share!
In this worship service created with input from our Tree of Life Welcoming Renewal Team and our Tree of Life Worship Committee, we engage in listening to each other as well as voices from history, as we consider and shape our present and future. In honor of LGBTQ+ history month, Chaplain Dave and our Welcoming … Continue reading Listening to our Past, Listening to our Present, Listening for our Future
How we chose to wait may define how we live our lives. Though our world encourages us to believe we never have to wait, waiting is perhaps the one activity that allows us to claim our humanity. In those moments when something demands we stop, are we given the chance to be our best selves? … Continue reading The Art of Waiting
It is often easy for us to underestimate the importance of compassionate boundaries in creating a sense of welcome and belonging, for our whole and authentic selves and for those we welcome in our lives and communities. In our current dominant culture, learning to appreciate our own boundaries and the boundaries of others can feel … Continue reading When the Spirit says “Do”, When the Spirit says “No”; Inviting the Sacred Yes AND the Sacred No
International touring musician & UU troubadour Joe Jencks was selected as a Cultural Ambassador by the U.S. State Department in 2010. He toured five Caribbean nations – giving concerts, interviews, and workshops. Blending songs and spoken word narrative, Jencks will lead us in an exploration of what it meant for him to claim the idea … Continue reading An Invitation: Cultural Ambassadors & Diplomats
We can sometimes limit invitation as something we offer to strangers. What about the invitation Love gives to us? Love can invite us to connect with our whole and full selves, and to invite each other to do the same. Join Chaplain Dave Becker, worship leader Leah Mikkelson, and the Tree of Life community in … Continue reading Invitation, Connection, and Belonging
Our Water Communion Service always marks an “in-gathering” and the start of our church year. We celebrate coming back together by pouring out water that represents our summer experiences or symbolizes our relationship to water. For our worship, together we pour water to honor a meaningful experience, or collected from a special occasion, or to … Continue reading Water: An Invitation of Life
We are so used to taking sides on any issue or situation. This blinds us to complexities and compassion. Rabbi Gordon will share a different way to frame this. After this service, all are invited to stay for coffee and conversation. We will offer an orientation to Worship Arts Through the Year. At 4pm, come … Continue reading Can We Talk About Israel and Palestine?
