The Pulse of Spirit

I invite you to a meditation on the great arc of the human story. I intend to include the story of our individual lives but, more importantly, the arc of our story as the human race—our beginnings, our evolution, where

These words are from the song “Anywhere Away From Here,” written and sung by Rag’n’Bone Man and Pink. Don’t know if you notice,Sometimes I close my eyesAnd dream I’m somewhere elseAnywhere away from here. The song addresses the question felt

While there are many faiths around the world, ultimately the greatest significance is the one faith we hold in common with all human beings. It is a universal faith, strong in the hearts of some and failing in the hearts

The mystical story of Creation in the opening chapter of Genesis portrays in symbolic terms what is happening in our lives as human beings. It says this: And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the

As far as I am concerned, this is an interfaith service, in the sense that we honor the forms of all faith and all true teaching and true practice—anything that brings human awareness closer to Reality. And in the end,

The United States of America faces a tragic plague of police violence against Black people at increasing levels. The advent of cell phone video, and police body cams and dash cams, bring the tragedy closer to us. We have heard

When the best of me is barely breathin’,When I’m not somebody I believe in,Hold on to me. When I miss the light the night has stolen,When I’m slammin’ all the doors you’ve opened,Hold on to me,Hold on to me.                                    

Classic stories of angels portray them as inhabitants of the heavenly realms. But even in those stories, they sometimes appear in the human world. An angel heralded the birth of Jesus. On Easter morning, Mary Magdalene found two angels dressed

A contemporary interpretation of a Hebrew prayer, Ahavat Olam We are loved by an Unending Love.We are embraced by arms that find us     even when we are hidden from ourselves.We are touched by fingers that soothe us     even