LONGING FOR HOME
October 20, 2019
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Dubuque
Kent Mayfield
Meditation
Robert Weston
Out of the stars in their flight
Out of the dust we have come
Stardust and sunlight, mingling
Through time and through space
This is the wonder of time,
This is the … read more.
DIVERSITY: PERIL AND PROMISE
M. Kent Mayfield
Dubuque, IA
August 18, 2019
Readings:
From Werner Pelz, God is No More
In the sphere of religion…even the most primitive societies have their systems of taboos and observances to make themselves secure against the unknown, to make … read more.
Promises to Keep
Kent Mayfield
June 16, 2019
Chalice Lighting
Words for the chalice lighting were written from the perspective of Jessica Star Rockers. Perhaps her specific memories will elicit your own. She writes,
“Every Sunday morning growing up my father would take us to mass at St. Peter’s Catholic … read more.
RISK
Kent Mayfield
Dubuque, Iowa
May 19, 2019
READINGS – Meditation
Growing Light -George Ella Lyon
I write this poem
out of darkness
To you
Who are also in darkness
Because our lives demand it.
This poem is a hand on your shoulder
A bone to touch to go with you
Through the hard birth of vision
In other … read more.
What Happened
M. Kent Mayfield
UU Fellowship of Dubuque
April 21, 2019
Readings
From The Message: The Gospel of John, 20: 1-21 – a translation by Eugene Patterson
Paul Van Buren, from The Secular Meaning of the Gospel, 1963
We shall summarize our interpretation of the language … read more.
ANGER
Kent Mayfield
March 17, 2019
Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Dubuque
Dubuque, Iowa
POINTS OF REFERENCE
You do not need to know precisely what is happening or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities … read more.
HOPE
Kent Mayfield
Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Dubuque
February 17, 2019
READING ONE
From David Richo: Five Things We Cannot Change (2005)
In the face of life’s givens, we might take refuge of safety we devise to protect us ourselves from what we believe … read more.
Surprise
Kent Mayfield
Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Dubuque
December 23, 2018
Most years, I can scarcely hear the antique words from the Book of Matthew apart from the mental images it inspires. I can hardly hear this story without seeing three boys … read more.
ENOUGH
M. Kent Mayfield
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Dubuque, IA
Readings
From Rachel Naomi Remen
Let me give you an image. I bought a little falling-down cabin on the top of a mountain. It was so bad that when a friend came to see it, he said, … read more.
PLACES
Kent Mayfield
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Dubuque
October 21, 2018
— James Salter, from Light Years
I talk about America frequently. We read the newspapers and watch media, after all. I’m moreor less obsessed with the idea of your country which has, after all, meant so much to the … read more.
