By Rev. Dr. Andrea Ayvazian God is not angry. That is my professional opinion as a member of the clergy. We are living through a frightening, uncertain, sorrow-filled time so having bad theology circulating wildly on the internet — and that seems to be what is happening — only adds a further burden to our already heavy load emotionally and spiritually. Several…

HOW TO SURVIVE THE PANDEMIC I imagine we are all biting our nails down to nubbins, as I did when a child and my parents put vile tasting nail solution on them to keep me from bringing blood. Huh. This is not a very cheerful way to begin a post about a pandemic, but then, nothing is very cheerful about it except…

Pandemic Prayer By Cameron Bellm, Seattle May we who are merely inconveniencedRemember those whose lives are at stake. May we who have no risk factors Remember those most vulnerable. May we who have the luxury of working from home Remember those who must choose between preserving their health or making their rent. May we who have the flexibility to care for our…

By Lynn Ungar What if you thought of it as the Jews consider the Sabbath —the most sacred of times? Cease from travel.Cease from buying and selling.Give up, just for now,on trying to make the worlddifferent than it is. Sing. Pray. Touch only thoseto whom you commit your life.Center down.And when your body has become still,reach out with your heart. Know that…

By ANNE LAMOTT I am on a deadline. I wish I could write something new about how we might best come through this terrifying patch of time. But I decided to re-post a slightly rewritten piece from a few years ago. Maybe there is something in it that will help break the trance of fear a lot of us are feeling.  Where…