"I'm thankful for video games."Were you a guest at the Brown Family Thanksgiving dinner table, you would be surprised and somewhat disenchanted to hear this inevitable, annual, and astoundingly trivial refrain. You might like to think better of us reflective UUs! For sure, I enjoy Mario, Zelda, and Minecraft as much as the next millennial . . . but of course, the whole thing is a joke. Growing up,...  Read More

May we provide a safe haven, but not a safe harbor. There are no truly safe harbors, and we cannot build one out of anger and fear. Havens are made safe by the actions of everyone who seeks them. There are no walls to keep out the sea and storm, lightning and punishing winds. There is only the love that holds us together, as a body holds cells and the cells make up the body. Let us teach love, act...  Read More

Dear Friends,I have been heartened by the many stories of people near and far who are reaching out to those who are feeling vulnerable. There has also been a marked increase in donations to organizations who care for the hungry and the housing insecure.We do not know what the future will bring but we know what we can do now. And for now that may be enough. As Rebecca Solnit wrote in her book A Par...  Read More

A lot of us are feeling broken right now. Broken by the dominance of fear and hatred in our country. By despair in the face of malevolent promises reinforced by a selfish few beneficiaries in power. By profound empathy for vulnerable communities targeted by opportunistic cruelty. But when I'm feeling broken, I listen to Johannes Brahms.  Read More

Now that I have your attention with this confusing picture of me holding the wrong instrument:Please join us to sing in the Multigenerational Choir at our first rehearsal this Sunday after the service in the Main Meeting Room at 11:30 a.m. We will be preparing for our Thanksgiving Service on 11/24, including two more rehearsals on 11/17 at 11:30 a.m. and 11/24 itself at 9:00 a.m. Participants of a...  Read More

A group of MLUC leaders including Holly Alden, Laura House-Kelly, Carolyn Jaeger, Maureen McCarthy, Carrie Nielson, and Celia Nielsen worked this year with Dawn Star Sarahs-Borchelt, Director of Lifespan Faith Development, to launch a plan to help support LGBTQ youth who seek counseling through Arrive Therapy in Paoli.  LGBTQ youth routinely struggle with depression, severe loneliness, social isol...  Read More