This Sunday we’ll explore the deserts of our lives, those quiet stretches that test us and clarify what matters. In the spirit of the ancient wilderness story, we’ll consider how time apart can return us stronger and more grounded. Click to join via zoom OOS website 3-1-26 Music sheet 3-1-26
There were some unique energetics present last week, happening amidst all the eruption and disruption. It was a highly charged week with Chinese New Year on Tuesday. It meant the end of the Year of the Snake and the start of the Year of the Fire Horse. This brings strength, fast movement forward shifts, and … Continue reading Resilience As Shared, Interdependent Strength
We explore what we mean when we say community, moving beyond personal preference or attachment to consider the shared responsibilities that hold a moral and spiritual community together. OOS for website 2-1-26
The dream offers vision and hope. Waking up asks for attention and endurance. In a world that feels increasingly exhausting, we explore how we remain awake to truth, care, and responsibility without losing heart or withdrawing from one another. OOS 1-25-26
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” —Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We gather to remember not only the movement Dr. King helped lead, but the soul from which it sprang. He was a dreamer, yes, but also a preacher, a father, a theologian. Today we listen not … Continue reading The Radical Love of Dr. King
We explore resistance as a living practice that includes rest, listening and patience as sources of strength. Beneath every visible act of endurance lives a quiet underside where renewal forms and courage gathers for the work ahead.
Every tradition marks this night because it speaks to something essential in our human experience. The Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere is when darkness reaches its fullness and the light begins again. The message invites reflection on endurance, imagination, and the ways we carry light forward for one another when certainty feels distant. OOS … Continue reading The Longest Night
As this service was on a snowy day, John Fisher graciously reflected with us about Jacob as Melissa O’Brien couldn’t be with us. We experience an interesting confluence this week with the start of Hanukkah and the arrival of the shortest day of the year. Both are stories of light, courage, and renewal—seasonal and spiritual … Continue reading The Story of Jacob- with John Fisher
Tolerance is not an idea, it’s a lived practice. Respect for and tolerance of others comes in many shapes and sizes. Honoring diversity to strengthen understanding sometimes leads us into new territory. We explore this in our Sunday message. OOS 11-16-2025 Music sheet 11-16-25
It’s very easy for us to turn to the obvious things when we think about gratitude. What if we began to look at the difficulties and challenges of our lives from a stance of gratitude? How might that shift our perspective in terms of what it means to be human? Is it possible that our … Continue reading Gratitude That Arises in Challenging Times