Tag: Pandemic

• A Prayer for Back to Church

  

  A Prayer for Back to Church Written by Helen Cassara 11-14-21 🖤 Goddess, I have no idea what I’m doing. And I have no idea what to ask for. Let it be warm enough today For our children to play outside. May their laughter carry through the grounds Reminding our classrooms, our nursery, our sanctuary, […]

  HP Rivers

  November 14, 2021

  Poetry, Religious Exploration, Worship

  Blessing, Church, COVID-19, Goddess, Healing, Love, Pagan, Pandemic, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Queer Poets, RE, Religion, Religious Education, Religious Exploration, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU

• A Blessing for Month 19

  When loveFeels like the trenchesAnd the only way outIs through hell –And you have seen enough of hell,Thank-you-VERY-much –And giving upIs the onlyLessDesirable option – Breathe. Be heldBy whatever-the-fuck-in-Godde’s-nameHas carried you this far. And rest there.

  HP Rivers

  September 26, 2021

  Poetry

  Anxiety, Burnout, COVID, COVID-19, Divine Feminine, Godde, Healing, Love, Mental Health, Pandemic, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Prayer, Queer Poets, Religion, Spirituality, Trauma, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UU Bloggers

• Burnout

  Dear Person, I hope this message Finds you well, Though your message Did not find me the same. Thank you for your request. It is reasonable, And well within the scope Of my abilities And duties. However, You see, The world is on fire, And I am burning to a crisp As I type. You […]

  HP Rivers

  August 23, 2021

  Poetry

  Burnout, COVID, Current Events, Fire, Flame, Healing, HP Rivers, Pandemic, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Queer, Queer Poets

• On Reopening and ‘The Least of These.’

  

  Reopening and gathering in person is almost straightforward for vaccinated adults right now – we know, pretty much, at least, what we can do safely and where we need to take precautions. We’re exhausted by over a year of not knowing, moving goalposts, isolation, and stress. We’re ready for it to be over and finally! […]

  HP Rivers

  July 10, 2021

  Essays and Articles, Religious Exploration

  Church, COVID-19, HP Rivers, Pandemic, Parenting, Religion, Religious Education, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU

• Things I’ve Learned During the Pandemic

  Things I’ve Learned During the Pandemic I can do hard things. This message is not finding anyone well,We all just show that differently. Always take a phone chargerWith you to the hospital. Children are not meantTo be raisedWithout the village. When everything elseIs stripped away,Love will remain. I can do hard things. And to wear […]

  HP Rivers

  March 8, 2021

  Poetry

  Coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, HP Rivers, Pandemic, Poem, Poetry, Social Distancing

• On Grief – New Year’s Eve 2020

  Written for Westside UU and Tennessee Valley UU’s joint New Year’s Eve vespers service, December 31, 2020. “GriefIs not an energyThat can be clearedWith sageOr good intentions. It demandsTo be felt fully,Because after all –It only growsIn the voidWhere loveOnce flourished,And love’s woundsRun soul-deep.” Love’s wounds run soul-deep. I wrote this a few weeks ago […]

  HP Rivers

  December 31, 2020

  Worship

  2020, COVID-19, Grief, New Year's Eve, NYE, Pandemic, Worship

• Fred Rogers and the Year That Had No Beat

  “Fred Rogers and the Year That Had No Beat”Helen RiversPresented for Westside UU Church & UU Church of TallahasseeDecember 27, 2020 Chalice Lighting – “There is a Love” by Rev. Dr. Rebecca ParkerThere is a love holding us.There is a love holding all that we love.There is a love holding all.We rest in this love. […]

  HP Rivers

  December 28, 2020

  Worship

  2020, Alice Walker, Fred Rogers, I Am So Proud Of You, Mr. Rogers, Pandemic, Sermon, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU