Dear Friends:
I look forward to sharing the Gathering Water Ceremony this coming Sunday—whether you are on Zoom or in person. Each of us pouring water together is a very meaningful time to reflect on how each of us matter in the Fellowship and bring unique qualities. I continue to honor the many different ways that people are experiencing current shifts in Fellowship life. And so today I offer you this reading, which will be the opening words this coming Sunday. I hope you can take a moment now to savor them and feel how they land with you.
In peace,
Rev. Alex
River Call
Between rocking the boat
and sitting down;
between stirring things up,
and peaceably going along,
We find ourselves
here,
in community.
Each called
from many different
journeys,
many different
life paths,
onto this river road.
Some are here
because the rocking of
the boat
has been too much:
too much tumult,
too much uncertainty,
too much pain.
Some are here with questions
about where the boat is going;
how best to steer it;
where this journey ends.
Others are here
as lovers of the journey,
lovers of life itself.
Here in front
beside
behind
each a passenger;
each a Captain;
doing the best we can.
“Rest here, in your boat,
with me,” the river calls;
“Listen to how I flow,
the sound of life coursing all around you.”
Let the current
hold you,
let the current
guide you;
the river that gently flows
through your soul,
whispers:
“Come, let us worship.”
—Manish K. Mishra-Marzetti
