MEDITATIONS

Weekly Meditation – December 29, 2025 by The Rev. Dr. David K. Popham — Transforming the Public Square Thank you for inviting me to reflect with this community on how people of consciousness…

Weekly Meditation – December 22, 2025 by Rev. Brian G. Rallison — The Reverend Brian G. Rallison is an Episcopal priest at the Episcopal Parish of St. Clement and St. Clement’s School in…

Weekly Meditation – December 15, 2025 by Dr. Alan Akana The Holiday Meditation this week is provided by Alan Akana. Rev. Dr. Alan Akana is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ,…

Weekly Meditation – December 8, 2025 by Rev. Cheri Dennis The Holiday Meditation this week is provided by the Rev. Cheri Dennis. Cheri Dennis is an ordained minister in the United Church of…

Weekly Meditation – November 24, 2025 by Rev. Roxanne Whitelight This is the Sixth of our Holiday Season Meditations. Rev. Roxanne is a retired minister living in Maui. She most recently has been offering…

Weekly Meditation – November 24, 2025 by Rev. Dr. Scott Landis This week our meditation is provided by the Rev. Dr. Scott Landis. Kahu Landis lives on Maui with his husband Randy. He…

Weekly Meditation – November 17, 2025 by Rev. Canon Franklin S. H. Chun – We are very blessed this week to have a meditation from the Rev. Canon Franklin S.H. Chun. Father Franklin…

Weekly Meditation – November 10, 2025 by Father David Gierlach Father David Gierlach is a retired priest in the Episcopal diocese of Hawaii, having served actively for nearly 20 years.   He is also…

Weekly Meditation – November 5, 2025 by Ellen Caringer Those of us who followed the WWII generation are likely to remember our history lessons, and those who do, fully recognize we, as a…

Arun Gandhi Interview by Ellen Caringer & Rev. Danette Kong Arun Gandhi is a journalist and activist who has made it a lifelong mission to promote non-violence. His parents and grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi,…

GOOD TROUBLE by Wendell Griffen Today, Judge Griffen asks us to consider how ordinary people with “the Gift of Help” can make a life-changing difference in the future of others. He also challenges…

FACING OUR FEARS by Rev. Volker Horstmeier These are rough times, in which we live. We are looking for comfort, we need encouragement, a hopeful view into the future. Where can I find…

A MESSAGE OF PEACE AND ENCOURAGEMENT by Ellen Caringer, PhD This is a departure from our usual format of presenting meditations. We received this special message from the leader of the Muslim community…

THE AWESOME POWER OF PRAYER by Rev. Dr. Allan Boesak In 1985, seeing the horrific carnage being caused in our communities by the police and the army and intensified by the State of…

PRACTICE REAL LOVE by Sister Yvette Bellerose We live in unprecedented times experiencing forest fires, flooding, hurricanes, and tornadoes. This ongoing pandemic is producing worldwide havoc. In the US alone, there have been…

THE WINGS OF LOVE by Jerry Jampolsky & Diane Cirincione; read by Ellen Carringer May your mind and heart be filledOnly with thoughts of Love May thoughts of love and forgivenessBe your way…

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE by Dustin Ebesu Here’s a little video to add a spark of joy to your day! https://youtu.be/6p3LEwNClJ4 Dustin Ebesu of Makakilo, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, and his harp, Ellie, sent…

PERFECT LOVE by Dr. Ellen Caringer Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear.If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and thisshows that we have not fully…

A REFLECTION ON 9-11-2001 by Sunway I was in LA. Sound asleep in a quiet hotel room when my phone started ringing at 5:50am. “Who in the world is calling me at this…

IN PREPARATION by Rev. Danette Kong We cannot prepare for what lies ahead without fully encountering our very selves. Who are we to light our candles, to meditate, to pray, and stand for…

TODAY by Dr. Timothy Seelig Today, I woke with renewed anticipation of a new day. “Away to the window I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and threw up the sash….

A PRAYER FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS by Walter Rauschenbush, and read by Thomas Poole “O God, Thou great governor of all the world, we pray thee for all who hold public office and power,…

A MUSICAL MEDITATION: TRUTH IS GOD’S GIFT by The Turtle Creek Chorale, Tim Seelig, Conductor / Interpretive text by Mel White – Interpretive text by Mel White –Performed by the Turtle Creek Chorale…

DIETRICH BONHOEFFER’S CALL TO “ACTION” by Connie Kissinger Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German pastor and theologian. As Nazi influence in Germany intensified, he came to America to study theology. While attending a Baptist…

HOW LONG, O GOD, SHALL I BE A BYSTANDER? by Rev. Dr. H. Stephen Shoemaker In face of the denigration of many Americans from the highest office in the land—people of color, women,…

MY SOUL’S SONG by Taka Harada “In the beginning, when God created the universe, the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the…

CHOOSE LOVE by Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer I have six siblings. We are very close. We have each other on a text thread, and we are in touch with each other every day….