March in the United States is Women’s History Month. We celebrate all of the women who have made our lives possible and who have inspired us to live lives of compassion, justice, and liberation.
Who are some of the women whose life and legacy inspires you?
Covenants are the sacred promises we make to one another that bind us together. It is important that when we stray from a covenant we take the time to return to it and repair it.
What are the sacred bonds you have with others? How do you repair those bonds when they break?
Carolyn McDade described the night she wrote the hymn Spirit of Life to Kimberly French of UU World:
“When I got to Pat’s house, I told her, ‘I feel like a piece of dried cardboard that has lain in the attic for years. Just open wide the door, and I’ll be dust.’ I was tired, not with my community but with the world. She just sat with me, and I loved her for sitting with me.” Writing the song was the prayer that refilled her spirit.
What words or prayers refill your spirit when you feel like you’re about to fall apart?
Sometimes, in moments of calm, we can be present to the spirit in our midst.
Take a moment to still your body, to calm your breath. Notice the air moving in and out of your lungs. Feel the spirit in you, around you.
May we open ourselves ever more fully to that Eternal Mystery which lures us onward toward life and creativity.
May we find the courage to live our faith, to speak our truth, and to strive together for a world where freedom abounds and justice truly does roll down like water.
May we know the fullness of love without fear, and the serenity of peace without turmoil.
May we hold one another in the deep and tender places with compassion, and may we grace one another by sharing our own vulnerabilities, being ever mindful of the divinity within that makes soulmates of us all.
-Carol Meyer
Where do you find the courage to live your faith?
