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Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Cliff Reed Great Solomon, so wise, so glorious, is now but dust and words in a holy book; but the lilies still bloom and turn their faces to the sun, the birds still harvest the gracious bounty of God. We lay … Read more
1 MUA Annual General Meeting: it was agreed that this would take place on Saturday 19th March 2022, at Kingswood Meeting House NEW DATE. Our Guest Speaker will be Lizzie Kingston, the new GA Congregational Connections lead. 2 New National EC Link: Simon Hall, of Leicester Great Meeting and the National EC, attended his … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Cliff Reed We gather to share our faith in the spirit of freedom, our doubts in the spirit of honesty. We gather to focus our love in prayer, to send it to those who suffer and grieve – in our own … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Sophia Lyon Fahs We pause in reverence before the wonder of life, the wonder of this moment, the wonder of being together, so close yet so apart, each hidden in a secret chamber, each listening, each trying to speak, yet none fully understanding, … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words The Beloved Community from Sacred Earth by Cliff Reed We gather to uphold the liberty of the human spirit and to reject all that would enslave it. We gather to be the beloved community where no one is a slave, and everyone is … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words from Quaker Advices and Queries, no. 5. Take time to learn about other people’s experiences of the Light. Remember the importance of the Bible … and all writings which reveal the ways of God. As you learn from others, can you in turn give … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Sylvia L. Howe (adapted) I bid you welcome on this first Sunday of the New Year. Like Janus we gather with part of us looking backward and part of us looking forward. We gather on the edge of the new … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Cliff Reed We gather in a house of peace, where violence of hand or tongue are unwelcome strangers. The Spirit is among us as we breathe and sing and pray, speaking gentle, kind, and friendly words. Within us and through us may … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Cliff Reed (adapted) For millennia beyond count, in winter’s cold and night’s darkness, people have gathered around fire, feeling its warmth, seeing by its light, forging community with food and work and songs and stories. In all faith traditions of our kind, … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Cliff Reed In the quietness of this place and the peace of this hour, may we come close to our deeper selves. Fantasies and daydreams too often cloud our minds, and we use our time and energy pursuing empty goals. In busy-ness we … Read more