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We Don’t Give Up
Remember that this regime wants to keep us overwhelmed, confused, upset. They want us to give up out of sheer fatigue. AND also know that
The Watchwords Remain
Through the Gates of the Year Today, the second of January, 2025, we have come through Janus’s Gates. We have passed through the Gates of
2016 Archive: Imperfection
“Within our darkest night / You give us the fire that never dies away” Taizé chant Dear hearts – Above, you see the lines to
Reflection on Fragility
The winter sky stretches above us, a canvas of indigo and gray, holding secrets older than time. In the darkness, we find a meditation on
Moss Rules at Home
Don’t You Dare Touch My Moss! This morning, I am looking out on the foggy Portland morning. The slender leaves of the bamboo are obscured
Dying Light or Transforming Dark
Dancing Light and Shadow (Brought to the Way of the River by Jack Mandeville) November—a soft, slow letting go. The trees are bare now, the
From These Ashes, Birth
A good friend and a half-way decent speller As I recall, it was the excellent speller and good friend, Charlotte, who called out, “Greetings and
Blinding Flashes of the Obvious: Being Sick and Being Fat
Beloveds ~ The following was in response to a query from a colleague who’s been asked to sit on a committee designed to address medical
Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 2
Dear ones – So here I am in my bed, thinking of all the things that people have done for me — Doctors have been
A Bedside Missive
Dear hearts! Just the tiniest note because I’m still very tired, but I wanted you all to know that as of last Thursday, I was
Reflection and Gratitude [Rev. Karen Lee Scrivo]
Rev. Karen Scrivo is one of my colleagues in Unitarian Universalist ministry, a friend, and a former client. She and I have shared many of
Moving Through Unseen Light [Jack Mandeville]
Jack Mandeville is a faithful comrade at The Way of the River and can be found during nearly every week’s Beloved Selfies in one of
Community [Rev. Sara Goodman]
Rev. Sara Goodman is an Associate Minister at White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church in Mahtomedi, Minnesota. Rev. Sara finds the presence of the most Holy
Being Laid Low [Rev. Oscar Sinclair]
Dear friends, I’m writing this column as a guest of my dear friend Catharine, who is currently having a well-managed health crisis. However well-managed such
The Stolen Stripes Reprised
Hello, my dears – What follows is a version of the piece I did in 2019, slightly updated. It was such fun to write, and
How Spiritual Poverty Makes Room for Our Hearts
Dear hearts – In the middle of last week, I was in a small group, and we were talking about the concept of spiritual emptiness,
The Inseparables – Sex and Spirit
Things, things, things are afoot. Watch this space for something fun and useful soon! My dear friends– First, as you may have surmised from the
Ourselves and Deity: Never Not Broken
While this edition of Reflections is from the archives, I have made a few changes here and there, Not only that, but there’s a very
What Day Is It?
My dears – As many of you who participate on The Way of the River Facebook page or who read this missive with some regularity