Out of the Darkness Emerges Love

Out of the Darkness Emerges Love © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church December 9, 2018 “Darkness, soothe my weary eyes, that I may see more clearly. When my heart with sorrow cries, comfort and caress me. And then my soul may hear a voice, a still, small...

Awake to Wonder

Awake to Wonder© Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church December 2, 2018 One August night, I found myself stretched out on my back on a splintery wooden dock on the shore of a New Hampshire pond, gazing up at the sky. It was during the...

Now Our Minds Are One

Now Our Minds Are One© Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church November 18, 2018   As some of you know, in recent months I have been dabbling in pottery. It has been a challenging and quite humbling hobby so far. I like to tell people that I aspire to...

To End All Wars

To End All Wars Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church November 11, 2018 100 years ago today. Let’s just stop for a moment and think about how long ago that was. 100 years ago, the Model T was in its heyday. It was long ago, but if we were to be transported back...

All Our Memories of Love

All Our Memories of Love Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church November 4, 2018   I had a big surprise one time years ago while talking to one of my former ministers. I was telling her about my dad and how he died. We were quiet for a bit, and then she...