HeyJaredCorey S. Keyes
Director, The Haden Institute Retired UCC Pastor Dreamworker Anam Cara
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Humus, Humility, Human (opens the original)
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Pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source.1— Aaron EhaszMy electrician-who’s-a-former-pastor once told me that his mentor’s greatest piece of advice was “never preach a sermon to anyone but yourself.”That is so damned spot on it kind of hurts.Two of my first four Sundays in my new gig were meant to be held outside. Each was moved indoors due to quirks in communication or western New York weather. This saddens me a touch, as outside is where I am at my
That’s Not the Devil in Those Details (opens the original)
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An achingly beautiful intimate experience this past Saturday morning led to this impromptu message yesterday (Sunday) morning.The choir had just sung Billy Joel’s And So It Goes, which proved to be that moment’s manna to me:In every heart there is a roomA sanctuary safe and strongTo heal the wounds from lovers pastUntil a new one comes alongI spoke to you in cautious tonesYou answered me with no pretenseAnd still I feel I said too muchMy silence is my self-defenseAnd every time I’ve held a roseI
And the Greatest of These is Love (opens the original)
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The first time I met him was outside a formalwear shop in a local mall. I knew her well, having been a part of her life from a step beyond her toddler years all the way to now, the last of her twenties; a profoundly beautiful soul whose past burdens had somehow just made her shine all the brighter, grow all the stronger.That particular day I was heading for Macy’s when I thought I heard her voice and turned. They’d stepped out of the shop to see a jacket in a different light. Her back was to me,
Heaven=70(a+6) (opens the original)
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Ritual as Portal (opens the original)
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A ritual is the enactment of a myth. And, by participating in the ritual, you are participating in the myth. And since myth is a projection of the depth wisdom of the psyche, by participating in a ritual, participating in the myth, you are being, as it were, put in accord with that wisdom, which is the wisdom that is inherent within you anyhow. Your consciousness is being re-minded of the wisdom of your own life.-Joseph CampbellThe 12th chapter of Exodus 12:1-14 leads with an account of the orig
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