Unitarian Universalists of Sterling

There are two ways of spreading light -- to be the candle or

the mirror that reflects it.

--Edith Wharton

My list of “to-dos” has emerged from its summer slumber.  Items like “plan the worship calendar” and “gather adult education material,” have been replaced with “set a meeting,” and “write sermon!”  We are moving as a congregation back into what we have come to call the Church Year (September-June) where most of our business gets done.  But there is one section of my To-Do list that remains the same no matter the time of the year.  At the top I write the names of individuals in our congregation who are in a tender place.  Their health may be faltering, they may be struggling with family concerns or financial woes; they may be moving or wrestling with significant life changes.  These receive my attention first, whether this attention is simply a prayer or a visit or some direct action, and as I have learned, many of you in our congregation operate similarly.  You give care the brunt of your attention.