For There is Always Light

For There is Always Light

For There is Always Light © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church March 20, 2022   The fog yesterday sent me into a very pensive state of mind. I stared for long periods at the patterns created by the bare tree branches, which was about all I could see. I find...

The Saving Power of We

The Saving Power of We © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church February 20, 2022   This past week an unusual news story caught my eye. It told of a priest in the Roman Catholic diocese of Phoenix who was discovered to be conducting the sacrament of baptism...

Circles of Love

Circles of Love © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church February 13, 2022   Last week an article in the Boston Globe magazine caught my eye; it was about the legacy of Maria Mitchell, known as the first female astronomer in the United States. (“The Heirs of...

The Road to Hell

The Road to Hell © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church January 30, 2022   “If you come as softly as wind within the trees You may hear what I hear See what sorrow sees.   If you come as lightly as threading dew I will take you gladly, nor ask more of...