


Called to Love
For People Who Cannot Attend Church and Those Who Can ~ Carol Scott-Kassner Called to Love I love the UCC slogan: “Never put a period where God has put a comma. God is still speaking!” It conceptualizes our faith tradition as constantly evolving; constantly changing;... Read more...
Waiting
The season of Advent is characterized as a time of waiting. We await the arrival of the light with the change of seasons. We await the arrival of the birth of the baby Jesus, and the light that he brought into the world. But it is also a time of being both quiet and... Read more...
God is weeping with us
As we consider the latest scientific report on the state of Planet Earth, this poem by Cesar Vallejo reminds us that God is weeping with us. Dios I feel God travel with me, when the sun sets and on the sea, together we walk as it grows dark. We are all together but... Read more...
The Fall of Our Lives
Often, in doing spiritual work with myself and with others, I use the various seasons as metaphors for our life journeys. Read through the final verse of Mary Oliver’s poem, “Fall Song”, and see how it speaks to you of your journey at this stage of your life.... Read more...
Being Present
I often play with the concepts of doing and being and apply them to my life. How much am I doing, and for what reasons? How am I balancing that with simply “being?” In my mid-70s, I’m more and more attracted to the idea of “being present” to whatever... Read more...
Simplifying
At a recent party, I talked with a friend from church about needing to “release” more of my possessions. She laughed and said, “I call it ‘transferring my treasures!’” I replied that both of those images were easier for me that using the term, “getting rid of,” which... Read more...