HP Rivers

  • Feet

    I wash my own feet, And I think nothing of it – It is a mundane thing But it does make me wonder If radical love Need not be radical – It does make me think That the most radical way We can love another Is to love their mundane, Worship their everyday, Revere their…

    HP Rivers

  • A Baptism

    I drape my legs over the side of the bathtubAnd my child splashes them with bubbles.I think of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. I never felt unworthy until they put you in my arms,Never felt terror until I counted your tiny breaths,Never knew God until I saw your smile. Baptized now by bubblesAnd…

    HP Rivers

  • The Goddess is a Southern Grandma

    Based on a true story. I say, “May nothing evil cross this door.” I say, “I release all attachments, energies, entities, and agreements Which no longer serve me. Only That which serves my highest good may stay.” And then The smoke Must have gotten to my head ‘Cause I heard the Goddess saying, “You tell…

    HP Rivers

  • The Inherent Worth and Dignity of Donald Trump

    When we teach our children the 7 UU principles, instead of “we affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of all people” we simplify it a little bit and say, “each person is important.” In my opinion, that first principle kind of covers it. If we acknowledge that each person is important, that we…

    HP Rivers

  • Birth of the Sun/Son

    Birth of the Sun/Son A Time for All Ages Written by Helen Rose Delivered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee Sunday, December 22, 2019 This is an original Time for All Ages by Helen Rose. Feel free to use for worship with proper credit given to the author. Email Helen with any questions. Does…

    HP Rivers

  • Christianity-Informed Patriarchy in the United States as a System of Oppression

    This paper and presentation are the product of two semesters of work at East Tennessee State University. I am proud of myself for the quality of the work and just for completing it, especially in the midst of single parenting, relocating to a new state, starting a new career, and continuing on the beautiful and…

    HP Rivers

  • A Pagan Retelling of the Prayer of St. Francis

    Goddess, make me an instrument of peace…

    HP Rivers