MEDITATIONS

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…

Alice Faye Pluriel (“Plural”) “The world is plural, we are plural, we have to find the way to live together, curious, the one of the other. And avoid physical violence.” EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s…

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…

PSALM 23 by Rev. Danette Kong In these last few days leading up to the Election there are a lot of emotions I am experiencing, and probably you are, too. There’s a bit…

Queen Liliuokalani’s Response to the Overthrow by Sheron Leihuanani Bissen Queen Liliuokalani’s Prayerful Response to the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893 was her hymn, “Ke Aloha A Ke Akua,” sung on…

Rev. Dr. Roxanne Whitelight Reflections on Thanksgiving We invite you to meditate on behalf of sufficient nutrition, nourishment and understanding for our world, using simple and meaningful movements of Chi Kung as led…

The Rev. Dr. David K. Popham Reflections on Thanksgiving As we become more aware of the dark side of American expansionism and the injury and hysterical trauma it continues to leave in its…

Seeking an Understanding by Dr. Calvin Wood After the November election and recent developments, I have felt the need to understand my fellow Christians who are characterized in the media as Christian Nationalists,…

Lisa Sharon Harper Shine Your Light A poem – a prayer for Election Day 2020 by Lisa Sharon Harper We are on the brink.Standing at a precipice called “the unknown” we gasp.Air fills…

SHINE YOUR LIGHT by Rev. Dr. Scott Landis Here’s a special treat for na keiki (the children) — as well as all you adults out there. The Rev. Dr. Scott Landis, a member…

SHINE YOUR LIGHT ON US, O GOD! by Dr. Elna Boesak EDITOR’S NOTE:Dr. Elna Boesak of South Africa has witnessed, first-hand, the destructive force of those who would override democracy, who persecute those…

SILENT NIGHT SLACK KEY by Harry Koizumi We at Shine Your Light wish you and your loved ones a peaceful day of Connection and Joy. May you continue to allow your Light to…

Sister Judi Morin, SSA Four Choices When I think of the United States of America, I pray that the disconnections can reverse so that the U.S.A. is truly the United States. As I…

STANDING AT THE SHORES by Rabbi Joel Nickerson Each day, Jews offer a prayer in which we imagine ourselves standing at the shores of the Red Sea. With plagues, tyranny, and chaos at…

Startled in the Darkest Place by Chaplain Dan Hix Pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place. – II Peter 1:19 (NASB)All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the…

Leading with a Servant’s Heart by Taka Harada As I watched the United States’ leadership transition take place this week, the difference in leadership styles could not be more profound. We pivoted from…

Damien From “Kalaupapa in Poetry” by Taka Harada Solitude and pain were his companionsWalking the path of the Suffering Servant.How difficult to fathomthe great sorrow he felt,The lost and aimless lives he encountered,No…

TEACH US, LOVING CREATOR by Sister Judi Moran, SSA We watch in our imaginations as you create each person, each one unique: varying in color, different sexual orientations, into various colors and cultures,…

Chaplain Dan Hix Thank You “In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.” – Dietrich…

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…

The Bible’s Virus of Violence by The Rev. Wayne Ibara For nearly a year now, the world has been afflicted with the Covid-19 pandemic. But another virus has also been all too active,…

Kelley Lum Oshiro The Day After I wrote this the day after the election 4 years ago: My Choose Love work and social emotional learning matters more than ever now, just like my…

Rev. Neal MacPherson The Gift of Silence At certain times in my life, when all that was taking place in the world or within myself became unsettled and chaotic, I have turned to…

Rev. Dr. Robert W. Nelson The Labyrinthine Path of Life From the Editor: Rev. Dr. Robert W. Nelson (read manuscript below the video) recalls his life’s pathway which has led him to “turn…