This Curious Religion

This Curious Religion © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church May 17, 2026     People tend to think that it’s easy to be a Unitarian Universalist. After all, they like to tell us, we can believe anything that we want!  What could be simpler? And the...

The Blessing and the Curse

The Blessing and the Curse © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church May 3, 2026     I was attempting to meditate for a short while yesterday. I am confident that I possess some gifts, but to be honest, meditation just doesn’t seem to be one of them. I...

To Learn from the Land

To Learn from the Land © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 26, 2026     In Northern India, in the state of Meghalaya, which means “the abode of the clouds”, there is a mountainous region known as the Khasi Hills. Many Unitarian Universalists...

Building A House Called Tomorrow

Building a House Called Tomorrow © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 19, 2026     When you think about it, a church really is a remarkable thing. To open the service I chose words of a colleague, the Reverend Leslie Takahashi, that set forth...

Returning from the Brink

Returning from the Brink © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 12, 2026     First Reflection: At the Brink   It has been, perhaps, the most frightening week of recent memory. To find the equivalent, I found myself going back to September...

Dying is the Opposite of Leaving

Dying is the Opposite of Leaving © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church Easter Sunday April 5, 2026   Today is a day of stories. We enter into this day, that we call Easter Sunday, thinking we know the story. But there are many stories, many layers, many...