Photo by Rosie Kerr on Unsplash “Thank you, I really appreciate it.” What simple words these are and how very easy they are to say. Why is it that these words are forgotten so many times during our daily lives? Being thankful is something that seems to come easily to some people but is far too difficult for others. Being thankful is very characteristic of some regions of the world and even some regions of our country, but in far too many places, it is often forgotten. And, by

Photo by J W on Unsplash You might ask yourself the question: Why do human beings care for each other? It certainly seems there are a lot of people who do not seem to care about their fellow humans, except, perhaps, another person such as a wife and possibly their family members.  If aliens landed on earth and looked around, they might misinterpret what they see. They might think that humans not only do not care about each other, but they are normally hostile to each other gi

Photo by Everyday basics on Unsplash The composer and guitarist Frank Zappa once said, “A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.” Ben Franklin commented, “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” And Mark Twain noted, “What you know for sure that just ain't so.” I could go on but you get the point. A willingness to continue to learn throughout a person’s entire life is really important because to do otherwise is to become mire

Photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash Conversations With the Sacred Throughout human history, one common characteristic of every culture is that there are people within the society who seem to have a special connection with the sacred – and, of course, what is called “sacred” is defined in very many different ways by the world’s religions and philosophies. We often call this type of relationship or bond a “mystical connection” and we call the person who can experience it a

Photo by Jan Huber on Unsplash By Rev. Cari Keith, shared with UUMH with permission May the meditation of my heart and the words that I share be spoken with care and integrity. May they be received with openness, and held or let go as needed. Amen.... I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and in Jesus Christ, his only son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary... Oh no...oh dear...I forgot myself! You are not Presbyte