From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister In these times of pandemic exhaustion, when rest is necessary, we need the blessing of the dark. Also, as a community committed to anti-racism, we recognize the danger of equating light or white with good and dark or black with bad. To affirm the blessing of the dark is...
Category: Rev. Anya’s Blog
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I Hear Leaf Blowers: A Reflection on Deep Listening
I have gotten to the place in my meditations where I can listen through most challenging noises, to hear a stillness beyond, but leaf blowers are different.
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We Renew. We Prepare for Focused Action.
“It was my conviction and determination that the church would be a resource for activists — a mission fundamentally perceived. To me it was important that individuals who were in the thick of the struggle for social change would be able to find renewal and fresh courage in the spiritual resources of the church.” —Rev....
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What Does Compassion Look Like in These Times?
From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister Compassion looks like bold Black Lives Matter signs and direct action in accordance. Compassion looks like your faces in a Zoom meeting. Compassion looks like love in action. Compassion also looks like the making of tough decisions. Our Board of Trustees in concert with our ministers, as well as...
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Uncertainty and Possibility
In these times of uncertainty, we are held by our faith – a faith that has prepared us for this journey – and a faith that instills in us the call to be, in every way, ethical. It is an honor to be on this journey with you.
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Are These Growing Pains?
From Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, Senior Co-Minister You have been telling me how you are sleeping. Some are up the night long. Some are resting for many more hours than usual. You have been telling me how you are breaking down. Some are restless. Some are settling into an uncomfortable sadness. You are telling me how you are surviving....