MEDITATIONS

Harry Koizumi A Blessed Christmas to All Please enjoy a Hawaiian-style version of “Silent Night” provided by our friend, slack-key artist, Harry Koizumi. When we asked Harry Koizumi for a bio, he modestly…

A Lament and a Prayer by the Rev. Danette Kong, with a prayer from Rev. Dr. Robert W. Nelson While trying to put together a post for the website about Hope and Courage…

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…

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…

Terry Lynn Moore A Personal Kwanzaa Story December 26–January 1, my family observes Kwanzaa, a celebration of African heritage, unity and culture. Since DNA scientifically confirms we all share the same genetic roots,…

Rabbi Harry Rosenfeld A Prayer for Chanukah Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights, invokes in me both the need to fight for our freedoms, and a warning against zealotry. To keep these in…

Ginny Tiu A Prayer for Election Day Pianist Ginny Tiu shares this particular song, “The Prayer,” because “we certainly NEED that – now, on (Election) Tuesday.” Ms. Tiu has performed professionally throughout the…

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 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…

A SOUL PREPARED by Rev. Roland McGregor I was unprepared for 9/11/2001, and I was spiritually unprepared for 11/9/2016. As I watched the election map turn red into the midnight hours, I thought,…

Rev. Ben Daniel America Joins the Human Family I should start by acknowledging that I wrote this reflection on November 2, a day before election day when the biggest uncertainty of 2020 may…

https://youtu.be/rtqPbsd-slw?si=gkq3q8DtpJf3TuTw An Evening with Allan Boesak The Rev. Dr. Allan Boesak, author and global human rights activist, is a South African Black liberation theologian who played a leading role in the anti-apartheid struggle….

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,…

Linda Kavelin Popov Be As One Soul O CHILDREN OF MEN! Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder…

CAN IT GET ANY DARKER? by Rev. Dr. Richard F. Ward I tell this story because the climax of its plot happensIn the darkest part of the night, between 3–6 in the morning.It…

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….

Rev. Dr. Roxanne WhiteLight Choose Love I find that since the political conventions in August I have been using my meditation time mostly to diminish my generalized anxiety. The insight I received was…

COME BY HERE by Kyle Pederson This creative and very worshipful experience comes to us with permission from the arranger, Kyle Pederson, and his copyright agency, ECS Publishing. You will recognize the tune…

COME TOGETHER IN PRAYER & MEDITATION by Ellen Caringer, PhD Let us, from all faiths, come together in prayer and meditation over these next four days, just as we did in the days…

Dr. Ilse-Mari Lee Comfort and Encourage Each Otherby Dr. Ilse-Mari Lee And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as…

DELIGHT IN YOUR UNIQUENESS by Mark Hayes This meditation appears in the video below. You surely do not want to miss its inspiring message, accompanied by Mark Hayes’ beautiful music and photography. Mark…

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…

FACING OUR COMMUNAL BROKENNESS by Bishop Karen Oliveto “And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.” – Isaiah 32:17 (ESV)* God of Grace and…

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…