The Grace of Green

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​Have you ever stopped to consider the persistent presence of plants throughout your life? After one week of isolation from the public due to concerns over COVID-19, Reverend Amy explores the impact of plants on her personal life through the years. (Hit the play icon above to hear the recording.)

Chalice Lighting Words by the Reverend Amy Kindred.
Song For the Earth Forever Turning, sung by Stephen Downen.
(From Singing the Living Tradition @1993 by the Unitarian Universalist Association.   Words and music by Kim Oler, arranged by Nick Page)
Piano Amy Rosebush
Feel free to sing along. 

For the earth forever turning,
for the skies, for every sea;
for our lives, for all we cherish,
​sing we our joyful song of peace.

For the mountains, hills, and pastures
in their silent majesty;
for the stars, for all the heavens,
​sing we our joyful song of peace.

For the sun, for rain and thunder, for the seasons’ harmony,
for our lives, for all creation,
​sing we our joyful praise to Thee.

For the world we raise our voices, for the home that gives us birth;
in our joy we sing returning
​home to our blue-green hills of earth.

Message "The Grace of Green" Written and read by the Reverend Amy Kindred
Closing Words by the Reverend Wayne B. Arnason (From Singing the Living Tradition)
Technical Support Adam Byrn Tritt

The Grace of Green

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Like many Americans, my daily activities have changed drastically. We are home trying to thwart the spread of COVID-19. For me, what first appeared to be a bother is morphing into an opportunity to reflect on life’s treasures, especially the ones I rarely pause to acknowledge. 

Take plants, for example. When I was a small child, my brother and I rolled down a hill in the backyard of our home. It was covered with soft grass, the kind located in abundance in the Midwest. After tumbling head over heels, we would rise to our feet, giggling and spitting out the pieces of grass that had collected on our lips.

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COVID-19 Pastoral Message from Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray,
President of the Unitarian Universalist Association