by Rachel Carey-Harper | Jan 20, 2025 | Meetinghouse Floor
Catastrophic Misfortune to Miracle I have been thinking about how many people are being forced to come to a place where we adjust to a new political reality, and this can be extremely difficult. One of the crucial things that makes it hard for me is that I’ve lost...
by Rachel Carey-Harper | Jan 19, 2025 | Meetinghouse Floor
Beyond the Beyond As scientists gaze at the stars using more and more sophisticated equipment, they come to realize that beyond the farthest star are whole universes and beyond that more beyond. Just so, as we turn our eyes to heaven in prayer or close them to look...
by Rachel Carey-Harper | Jan 18, 2025 | Meetinghouse Floor
Saying “YES” A brief and funny exchange happened when I startled a co-worker who exclaimed, “Jesus Christ!. ” I replied, “Sorry, no.” We both giggled. This prompted me to think about how this interaction related to the well-used George Fox quote: “Walk cheerfully over...
by Rachel Carey-Harper | Jan 17, 2025 | Meetinghouse Floor
“Love Never Faileth” There are times that feel like an important transition point, particularly when one year, where trouble seems to be on the horizon, passes and the other begins. It’s not only the transition of the calendar but our social stability that can...
by Rachel Carey-Harper | Jan 16, 2025 | Eagles nest
Why is There Suffering? Why is there suffering? An analogy that started to answer this question can be found in the experience of a potter. As potters, we take clay from the earth and form it into a wide assortment of things. At this stage, what we’ve made is very...
