Category Archives: Meditations

A meditation on Marie Howe’s What the Living Do

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

What the Living Do by Marie Howe Johnny, the kitchen sink has been clogged for days,  some utensil probably fell down there. And the Drano won’t work but smells dangerous,  and the crusty dishes have piled up waiting for the … Continue reading →

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Our Few Worthy Things: A Writing Meditation

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Meditation Transcript: Earlier this week, my son and I took a walk through the Cemetery. At first he resisted – I don’t want to walk on dead people!  I said, no cemeteries aren’t really about death, they are about life. All … Continue reading →

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Give Up the Fight – A meditation of radical acceptance

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Give up the fight For some other moment Some other life  Than here, and now Give up the longing  for some other world The wishing  for other choices to make other songs to sing other bodies, other ages,  other countries, … Continue reading →

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Meditation on Community

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

A meditation inspired by the story, God In Between by Sandy Eisenburg, offered at Flower Communion on June 5, 2016 Please join me in a spirit of prayer, or meditation. Take a few deep breaths, in and out. Slow down. … Continue reading →

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