Connected While Apart In Balance — The Center Holds I wish you had three dimensional glasses with which to view this photo.There are two layers of web. The front web is in chaotic, tattered pieces. The well defined back web, a spiral wheel-shaped web is the work of an orb-weaver spider. I paused in this […]
Dear Mayfield, Here is the link for our weekend materials. If you have a habit of listening to the reflection separate from the rest of the service, you will want to look over the early parts of the service in the bulletin with their references to Hildegard of Bingen, Harriet Tubman, and Dag Hammarskjold. They […]
Connected While Apart Monarchs and Viriditas Mayfield Monarch Waystation — September 16, 2020 Dear Mayfield, Today is the Feast Day of Saint Hildegard of Bingen. She died on this day in 1179. Hildegard was a twelfth century German Benedictine, mystic, abbess, healer, author, composer, scientist, one often considered to be the patron saint of ecologists. […]
Connected While Apart Meet Mathilda Water Dog Dear Mayfield, Meet Mathilda. Actually, you met her before in web note 45; I didn’t know her name then. All last week the weather was wet, cold, gray, and windy. There were beach alerts every day with warnings of 6 to10 foot waves and dangerous rip currents. I […]
Hello Mayfield, See below the link for our current reflection and worship materials. Two reminders — JAMS gifts for their special Covid-19 fundraiser are due by this Tuesday, September 15. And don’t forget to watch or rewatch Randy’s documentary, Plants, Pollinators, and Prayers. I emailed you his letter with the link to the film on […]
Connected While Apart Color an autumn palette Dear Mayfield, The pandemic has altered, upended, and eliminated, at least for the time being, so much that brings joy to our lives. I have found that it’s helpful to be especially aware of what I treasure that persists despite everything happening in 2020. I will confess that […]
Connected While Apart Where We Began Dear Mayfield, About this time a year ago the last of our children were returning to school for another year of learning and we were approaching a very contentious election cycle. I made the decision then that theologically we would ground the new church year beginning on the first […]
Hello Mayfield, Attached are reflection and worship materials for this weekend. This is a communion Sunday, so have your elements ready before you begin. If you have not yet watched Plants, Pollinators, and Prayers, use the link in Randy’s letter that I emailed to you on September 2nd. The link is live through September 20th. […]
Connected While Apart Future Direction This compass plant is a giant even by tall grass prairie standards. It towers above other plants reaching a height of as much as twelve feet with a vast fifteen feet of roots beneath the soil. It is said these plants are called by this name because as their leaves develop, they […]
Connected While Apart Choices Late Season Black Swallowtail (2019) Dear Mayfield, September is my favorite month of the year. I have always loved going back to school. I grew up in a setting where fall’s colors begin to get spectacular this month. My birthday’s in September. And at the time of the Fall Equinox, we move […]