Haikus of Hope
At the turn of the year, I asked a bunch of Unitarian Universalist ministers to share their hopes and intentions for ministry in 2015. I asked them to answer in the form of haiku. Their answers are below.
The church cries, “Save us!”
I am not the messiah!
We walk together.
Thirsty? Take a drink!
Then we irrigate the desert
From our source of love.
Clarify mission;
City beyond the church doors.
Should we do small groups?
Across the prairie
A Prophetic Sisterhood
We will be reborn.
Post much work and change
‘Twill be completely the same
Only different
Evangelizing;
Southeast Georgia and beyond;
For Justice and Love!
Was planning to post
But this haiku thing is hard
So I will sit and watch
Dying of the year
Remind us of life’s cycles
Stir in us new hope
Our mission statement:
Inspire, educate and serve.
See what we can do.
Look up and not down,
Out, not in, forward not back,
And lend a hand – Hale
Do ministry now,
Build whole church of tomorrow,
And pray together.
Encourage colleagues
to trust transforming powers;
write like hair ablaze.
Inevitable
that’s what change is, they tell us
We choose progress, too
More people will be
Unafraid to be artists
In God’s creation
Wondering again
how we can hold humbleness
in the face of pride.
Love people boldly
into their own bold passions
for peace and justice.
Proclaim a gospel
of ceaseless hope, faith and love
for a broken world.
We will covenant
To be all we can become
For the love of Earth
Take care of myself
Remember my deep calling
Love all the people.
Adapt, ye leaders
from your center bend that arc
justice needs us now
despised ones clasp hands, raising
their faces to smile into the nothing
they’re free from at last
wild blue way awaits
past the horizon cast grey
slip the surly bonds
Praising, receiving
Lovingly living, working
Dreaming and doing
Love the Lord your God
With your heart and mind and your
Neighbor as yourself
look see tell watch hear
see our pain see our beauty
act love – chose love – love
Trim the hedges, find
the order, get the engine
humming, serve the world.
One less soul alone
Deliberate love action
To remove life’s hell
Possibilities
candle lighting candlelight
boldly open doors
Stewardship campaign’s
Purpose is to buy me a
staff to do stuff things
Love unceasingly
My fear will not protect me
Embrace the unknown
The Navy found me
ready and waiting to serve.
Anchors Aweigh, boys!
still seeking platforms
that connect and don’t annoy
dispirit spirits
trying to find a
new way that does not only
serve the overserved.
Figuring it out
bivocational scrambling
glad to have support
let’s have ongoing
conversations about race
and act from best selves
To the volunteers:
“You are doing a great job!”
Keep up the good work.
Try to find the way
Forward and find the new place
And get past the past
Open hearts and minds
From stillness, move to action
In love, struggle on.
Announce, welcome, sing
To everyone you meet:
friendship, oneness, love.
Love. Be curious.
Be 21st century–
no categories
Be brave. Be present.
Shout “love!” from every corner.
Hold hands and jump off.
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Such hope is inspiring!