Beyond Sunday: The UUCSB Blog
Reflections, Sermons, and the Monthly Newsletter
Rev. Lori on Living at the Pace of Gratitude
“In our busy lives, we often measure ourselves by what we produce. But creation itself offers another rhythm. Trees are not anxious about growing. Rivers do not rush toward the sea. They simply become more fully what they were created to be. If you remember the concept of “church time”. In theory our regular year and our regular Sundays should remind us that spiritual work is on its own clock. But the church of summer does that even better because that is summer's spiritual lesson.”
Rev. Lori: Gratitude in the Liminal Spaces
“Gratitude for the in-between spaces invites us to honor the pauses—the moments of not yet and no longer. These are thresholds where growth quietly happens, where we rest between what has ended and what is beginning. It can be tempting to rush past uncertainty, angst, pain, anger, fear or other uncomfortable feelings but gratitude teaches us to linger, to trust that these liminal spaces are sacred too.”
Rev. Lori: “Gratitude begins and ends with Love.”
“Gratitude begins and ends with love. When we feel thankful, it’s because we recognize the love that flows through our lives—love given and received in countless forms. Every act of kindness, every moment of connection, every breath of beauty is love expressing itself, reminding us that we belong to one another and to this world.”
Rev. Lori On The Lessons Autumn Teaches Us About Letting Go
Rev. Lori’s reflects on Autumn and letting go.