“Some of us learned to count blessings on our fingers, others to whisper thanks to ancestors or earth or sky. We carry different languages of gratitude, different ways of recognizing what sustains us.” —Rev. Michelle Collins OOS 11-9-2025
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
As people of faith, our emotional default is to believe that since we automatically treat people with decency and respect and engage with them truthfully, we assume that others will respond in kind. When that does not happen, we may be left adrift, finding a need to protect ourselves, our beliefs and those we care … Continue reading Immigration, a Moral Dilemma