In the woods the trees
clap their little babyhands of green.
On the hillside they try on pink and mauve;
soon they will trade them for green.
Birdsongs fall like rain among the trees.
A couple of geese fly over singing,
spinning their long web
across the continent of the morning.
The marsh, swollen all March and April,
begins to breathe out,
its grasses green and another green,
and the bushes more greens.
I walk among them silent,
the world's troubles in the pocket of my mind.
They are not uncaring,
even the little lump of toad
who may be watching me
and may be ignoring me.
Though they do not recognize
those woes in my pocket
they extend their blessing.
They invite me in,
me and all my kin,
where they belong to a greater Yes
that is also, if we will have it, ours.

     ~ Steve Garnaas Holmes

from Unfoldinglight.net

Photo by Erwan Hesry on Unsplash

Wednesday, May 27th, 2020

Thank you Cheryl, for continuing to offer these guided meditations to help us focus and set our intention. 

Acts 1:  6-14

If you had a chance to open up yesterday’s e-news – those of you who receive my Saturday note into your inbox-- you’ll be aware that I have one foot in Ireland these days as I think back to my sabbatical leave 2 years ago. And with this passage of scripture that we have this morning, I find myself in Dublin, standing in the Roman Catholic Cathedral where Bev and I wandered in one Wednesday afternoon. The doors were open, we were welcome to come on in, as did a few others in the time we were there, to sit and pray, light a candle.

Are you looking for an opportunity to dig deeper into our weekly sermon topics? Is there a sentence that calls out to you during the week? Do you want to know more about a quoted poem or piece of literature?

Our Friday morning circle continues to grow. Join in our virtual gathering with cup in hand.

Our online world has expanded our boundaries far beyond the confines of the James Bay neighbourhood. Over the past 10 weeks, we've reconnected with friends who are no longer in Victoria, or British Columbia or even Canada. With so many 'new' faces, we thought this would be a perfect time to 'put a name to the face' at our Sunday virtual services.

SO, please take a selfie WITH your name, and send it by email to Daniel Brandes. He'll assemble them into a show for use during Sunday services only. 

Bonus points for creativity!