The Spiritual

ESEEGIICG

by The Rev. Jame Dwinell

 

Much has happened since
the tragic events of
September ll. Much has
been said, and a great deal
has been unsaid. People, for
the first time in a long time,
filled houses of worship.
There was mourning, and
prayer, and questioning, and
fear. There was anger, and
hope, and pulling together
as a community, both large
and small.

Say A Prayer

Second of all, we need to
have patience — with our
selves, our leaders, the
media, those with whom we
disagree. We have been
through a tragedy of
immense proportions, one
that I hope will not be
repeated. We are distracted.
Tears may come at unex-
pected times. We are in
grief even if we have not
lost a person close to us.

Light a candle. Say a prayer or sit in
stillness. Look around you at the won-
der of our world, at the wonder of

your life.

There is much we can and
should do at this time, but
first of all, I feel we should
give thanks. We should give
thanks for all that is our life,
for those we love, for those
we hate, for those that died
and those who have worked
so hard cleaning up the
debris, and bodies, and
pieces of lives blown into
little bits.

Light a candle. Say a
prayer or sit in stillness.
Look around you at the won-
der of our world, at the won-
der of your life. Although
we may not know what is
ahead, we know what is with
us now. In the present.
Today. This moment. For
that is all we _can really
know. And say thank you.

Take time to take care of
yourself. Play. Love.
Laugh. This, too, shall pass.

Next, find yourself a spir-
itual home. Even though the
terrorists destroyed innocent
human life in the name of
their religion, it doesn’t
mean that Islam, or any
other faith, is bad. The mag-
ical diversity of our world
gives us many wonderful
organized religions to
explore and choose from.
The magical diversity of our
world also gives us the
option to find a spiritual
home in the woods, or with
our pet, or alone with a book
of poetry. The Rev. Billy
Graham is right — we are a
nation in need of spiritual
sustenance. Find what calls

 

    

to you, what makes sense to
you, and commit to it with
all your heart.

Lastly, find a way to
channel your rage, anger,
frustration, and desire for a
new world into helping your
local community. I’m sure
all of us, on some level,
wished we could go to New
York City to help with the
rescue efforts. Maybe some
of you gave blood — or
wanted to. When I think of
the energy and money that is
pouring into the relief
efforts I wonder what we, as
a community both large and
small, could do if the same
kind of energy was put into
healing and helping right
here, in Vermont. -The Spirit
knows we certainly can use
healing on many levels.
What can you do to help
here, and now? .

May your life be filled
with Love, Wisdom,
Patience, and Justice, every
day. May your life be
touched and blessed by all
that is around you. And may
we, together, create a better
world for everyone.

The Rev. Jane Dwinell
serves the First Universalist
Parish, a Unitarian
Universalist congregation,
in Derby Line,  She lives
with her partner, Sky, and
their two children, Dana and
Sayer, on the shores of beau-
tiful Lake Memphremagog.

  

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