Except for the St. Louis humidity, it’s hard to believe that it is already July! When we first closed our doors in March and started pre-recording Sunday services, I never dreamed we would be dealing with COVID-19 this long. In the past few months, in the U.S. alone, we’ve had…
In 2020, we at First Unity set the intention to sail the seven C’s together as a COMPASSIONATE, COURAGEOUS, CONTEMPLATIVE, COLLABORATIVE, CONNECTED, CANDID COMMUNITY. Little did we imagine how choppy, unpredictable, and frightening the current seas would be! We have been adrift in uncharted waters – where none of us…
O.k., I admit it! As much as I try to remain positive, I am not a winter person! I am just not a fan of the cold and darkness. This year a good friend and I set the intention to shift our consciousness about winter. We began by generating a…
As we look to the dawning of a new decade, outer appearances in our country and in our world reveal fragmentation, discord, and divisiveness. This calls us to come together in spiritual community to remember our Divine Identity, model the principles we believe, and embrace the Truth that we are…
The fast-approaching holiday season can be a time of joy and celebration. We might envision a Hallmark Christmas — a loving family enjoying a delicious gourmet meal expertly prepared and served in a tastefully decorated home. After dinner, they gather around a beautifully decorated Christmas tree and gaze out the…
Fall is the season of dramatic changes — leaves creating a canvas of burnt red, fiery orange, and dazzling gold. And as the radiant display of color nears an end, it seems that the trees willingly release their leaves to allow new ones to grow in the spring. The falling leaves can…
The old axiom, “If you don’t like St. Louis weather, just stick around and it will change” proved true in mid-May. One day we were enjoying temperatures in the 50’s — and the next day it was almost 90 degrees, sending most of us rushing to our thermostats to turn…
After a long, snowy winter, most of us were grateful for the arrival of spring-bringing longer days, sunshine, and the first daffodils bravely pushing their heads through the cold earth. An old myth says that on the spring equinox, the day when light and darkness are equal in length, it…
