from whence do I come, and how, and whither? I come from the sea. stretching tall and wide I could touch both the ground below and the sky above rolling with the waves held in the embrace of undertow one day I was released onto your shore tumbled onto coarse sand thick of limb soft … [Read more…]
On July 10th, 2016, in response to a devastating week in the news cycle, the shared leadership of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville decided to change the worship service the day before it happened. Watch and listen to Jason’s sermon interspersed with the readings he asked me to do.
This was originally posted to the CUUPS Patheos blog, Nature’s Path, on June 14th, 2016. You for whom the house of love Has become the house of death– I Who am the Goddess of love and death open My arms to embrace you (Excerpt from “Inanna’s Prayer”, The Pagan Book of Living and Dying, Starhawk … [Read more…]
This was originally posted on the Patheos blog Nature’s Path, May 11th, 2016. One of the many blessings I’ve experienced during my internship at First UU Nashville is participating in our CUUPS chapter events, especially our monthly full moon ritual and drum circle. Shared ministry is deeply embedded into the culture in this congregation, and … [Read more…]
One of the world religions I’ve studied briefly is Sikhism. I keep a copy of Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh’s select translations of the Guru Granth, The Name of My Beloved, on my desk and occasionally flip through it to a random place to get my sacred reading for the day (as is done in Sikh practice). … [Read more…]
This is the text of a sermon given at First UU Nashville on May 8th, 2016. Listen to the sermon: Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain The Wizard of Oz started out as a harmless showman in our world, one who entertained people with tricks and illusions. Then he crashed, literally and … [Read more…]
First UU Church of Nashville Covenant Group Session Plan #144 Meghann Robern, Intern Minister April Worship Theme: Letting Go Opening Words: Lifting Our Voices #124, adapted from Derek Walcott The time will come When, with elation, You will greet yourself arriving At your own door, in your own mirror, And each will smile at the … [Read more…]
This is the Call to Worship I wrote for our Frozen-themed, multigenerational Flower Communion at First UU Nashville on April 10th, 2016. We gather this morning in worship, one congregation made from many lives, holding each other in joys and in sorrows. We gather to celebrate our differences, to learn from each other, to live … [Read more…]
This the text of a homily given at Riverbend Maximum Security Prison on March 25th, 2016. The supreme irony of the whole crucifixion scene is this: He who was everything had everything taken away from Him. He who was perfect was totally misjudged as “sin” itself (Romans 8:3-4). The crucified Jesus forever tells power and … [Read more…]
Listen to the sermon: Ask for the Stars