Silence
December 2020
The songs of the guardians of silence are the most powerful. —Joy Harjo
Articles
Use Your Inside Voice
In a congregation I once served was a man who’d been there many years—not a noisy person, but one who was pretty loud in his dislike of silence in the Sunday service. Read more »
Silence as a Spiritual Tool
Silence is the tool that brings us back from fragmentation into wholeness. Read more »
Sanctuaries of Silence
Three sanctuaries of silence come to mind as I think about creating more space for silence in my life. Read more »
Profound Silence
The day Gerry and I moved to Neenah from Milwaukee was a long, exhausting one. Read more »
Silence
When I was a child I used to fear the silence. One of the tortures I endured was being thrown into a small closet with no light, and being left there for days at a time. Read more »
Dark of Winter
Where I live, December marks the beginning of winter. And in the Hudson Valley of New York, those winters are often cold, silent, and dark. Read more »
Moments of Silence
During my first year living in Seattle, I heard a news report of a woman being arrested for throwing a frozen chicken out her apartment in the middle of a crowd of runners in a 5K race. Read more »
Universal Truths
As we head into the depths of winter I am always reminded of that in other parts of the world, people are experiencing the height of summer. Read more »
REsources for Living
Let all mortal flesh keep silence…begins an ancient hymn that is still a popular Christmas carol. Read more »
A Fond Goodbye
Close to 20 years ago Rev. Jane Rzepka invited me to join the CLF team as the editor of Quest. Read more »
Audio Resources
You can listen to audio recordings of Quest Monthly, read back issues or get electronic versions of the text to share with friends (and much more) at questformeaning.org Read more »
Ode to Silence
You, silence, are the ground on which we build the fragile sandcastles of our every spoken word. Read more »
Hungry Hearts
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What do you want? If I had a magic wand and could give you your heart’s desire, right now, what would it be? Read more →
The CLF is There for You
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Whether what you long for is compassionate community, resources for spiritual growth or challenge and support to build a more just world, the CLF is there for you, and for thousands of others who share those deep desires. Read more →
The Theology of Desire
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How fair and pleasant you are,
O loved one, delectable maiden! You are stately as a palm tree,
and your breasts are like its clusters. Read more →
The Cage of Desire (excerpt)
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The flood of marketed desire that we experience daily began in the US at the turn of the 20th century. Read more →
From Your Minister
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I was on a Vipassana meditation retreat in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley one spring, looking out over rolling hills. Read more →
REsources for Living
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Desire seems to fall into two categories. There is good desire, the kind of desire that makes you come alive and orient toward what your body and/or soul most deeply wants. Read more →
Ananda’s Eyes
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One day, while the Buddha was staying in Sravasti, his disciple Ananda was walking back from alms lunch under the hot sun and felt thirsty. Read more →
Desire
March 2019
I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life. ―Virginia Woolf
Articles
Hungry Hearts
What do you want? If I had a magic wand and could give you your heart’s desire, right now, what would it be? Read more »
The CLF is There for You
Whether what you long for is compassionate community, resources for spiritual growth or challenge and support to build a more just world, the CLF is there for you, and for thousands of others who share those deep desires. Read more »
The Theology of Desire
How fair and pleasant you are,O loved one, delectable maiden! You are stately as a palm tree, and your breasts are like its clusters… Read more »
The Cage of Desire (excerpt)
The flood of marketed desire that we experience daily began in the US at the turn of the 20th century. Read more »
From Your Minister
I was on a Vipassana meditation retreat in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley one spring, looking out over rolling hills. Read more »
REsources for Living
Desire seems to fall into two categories. There is good desire, the kind of desire that makes you come alive and orient toward what your body and/or soul most deeply wants. Read more »
Ananda’s Eyes
One day, while the Buddha was staying in Sravasti, his disciple Ananda was walking back from alms lunch under the hot sun and felt thirsty. Read more »
Desire
I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life. ―Virginia Woolf Read more »
A River or a Rock
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I am guessing that you have heard what seems to be one of the most frequently used statements about Unitarian Universalism. Read more →
