Minister's Musings

As we move through the Advent season, we gather for a moment around the candle of joy on our wreath. Let yourself… experience joy. You would think that would be easy. After all, joy is one of the up-beat emotions. Don’t those come naturally? read more

“Let yourself … embrace peace.” This is Sunday’s theme. And it got me wondering: do we have to give ourselves permission to embrace peace? Shouldn’t we automatically embrace peace? But, the more I think about it, the more I realize it is an ongoing, conscious choice that requires us to pick the path of peace when other paths are easier, more inviting or even more natural. read more

Hope is a tricky move these days. I grew up setting goals and trying to achieve them. At men’s breakfast this week we talked about our first jobs and mine was a paper route. That was my first experience of setting goals and working towards them. I wanted to go to PEI with my scout troop but needed to earn enough money. I hoped I could do it. So I set a realistic goal, worked steadily, and made it. read more