The Cook Who Forgot to Eat January 27. 2022 There once was a woman who loved to cook. She chopped and sauteed and seasoned and created the most incredible delicacies from dawn each morning until long after dark each night. The few moments when she wasn’t cooking, she’d use to scour cookbooks and YouTube videos, seeking … Continue reading The Cook Who Forgot to Eat
Unitarian Universalism is often described as a living tradition. Rev. Lindasusan, you are a scientist, so I can assume that to you, like me, this idea probably raises a great curiosity. A living tradition… I have always been fascinated by the idea that my spiritual home is somehow alive, and I have spent much of … Continue reading Message for All- “Procession”
February 7, 2021 “Beloved Community in Jayankufa” By Jesse Greist I spent the summer of 1998 in a small town in the West African nation of Ghana called Jayankufa. I was working with a mixed group of Ghanaian, European and North American volunteers to re-plant a section of rainforest that had been clear-cut by a … Continue reading Message for All:Beloved Community in Jayankufa
Message for All “Hibakuijumoku” by Jesse Greist December 6, 2020 In our world, there are times of great stillness. A frozen winter night can be a time of stillness. Or a hot desert day. The fear of an animal when a predator is near, or the relaxation after that predator moves on, the quiet … Continue reading “Hibakuijumoku”
Message for All- by Jesse Greist December 13, 2020 “What I Learned from Waiting” I don’t know about you, but this is the time of year when it seems like all we do is wait. And it is so hard to wait! Holidays are all around us, with presents and lights and food, and songs … Continue reading “What I Learned from Waiting”
By Jesse Greist 11-15-2020 This past week, I visited two places in my imagination. They were not places you can find by looking on a map, but they were places you might have been, or at least you might have heard of. The first place we will call Egosville. In Egosville, there are four seasons, … Continue reading Message for All: “Egosville and Sharingson”
Covenant Inspiration- September 20, 2020 Jesse Greist There is, perhaps, no more sacred and important act in Unitarian Universalism than the co-creation of a shared covenant. Since we are not a religion that looks to a rule book or single source of power to govern us, we rely on communication, agreement and shared understanding of … Continue reading Covenant Inspiration
Message for All – A Drop of Distance Jesse Greist September 13, 2020 Not too far from here, a single drop of water sat on a leaf in a forest after a rainstorm, reflecting on its time on Earth. It had existed for millions of years, and in those years had seen it all. Times … Continue reading Message for All- A Drop of Distance
The 48% Solution by Jesse Greist There were 25 children in Jeremy McCloy’s fourth grade class at school. His teacher Regina Franklin, who was a huge fan of democracy, believed that most class decisions should be made by the students. So, when the class had free-time to fill with a game, or when they … Continue reading Message for All: “The 48% Solution”
Gratitude’s Footfalls A Story Written for Multi-generational Worship November 24, 2019 Unitarian Society of New Haven By Jesse Greist Jesse: The fourth week of November was a roller coaster of emotions for the Wattimore family. College-bound siblings, retirement bound grandparents, career bound aunts, uncles, cousins and their outward bound children drove, flew and even bicycled … Continue reading A Message for All – “Gratitudes Footfalls”
