Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House
Founded in 1699 – Still active
Category: Sermon
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Celebrating Wisdom, May Day and Beltane
CELEBRATING WISDOM, MAY DAY AND BELTANE Rev. Cliff Reed Ipswich Unitarian Meeting, 2nd May 2021 Text: The Song of Songs, chapter 2, verses 10 to 13. Those lines from the ancient Hebrew love poem that is the Song of Songs contain one of the most beautiful and memorable evocations of spring ever written. They are
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‘In Defence of Uncertainty’ by Adam Whybray
When I was eight-years-old I was diagnosed with OCD. Some of my symptoms you will be familiar with – I used to wash my hands so much they bled, would get very upset if rules weren’t strictly adhered to (such as staying up later than my assigned bed time of eight o’clock) and would believe
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‘The ‘Religion’ of Donald J Trump’ by John Midgley
An address delivered at a worship service on Zoomfor Ipswich Unitarians, March 7th 2021 by John Midgley Love is the doctrine of this church. The quest for Truth is its sacrament, and service is its prayer.To dwell together in peace,To seek knowledge in freedom,To serve human need,To the end that all souls shall grow into
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‘Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May’ by Ann Baeppler
“Gather ye rosebuds while ye may”… This first line from Robert Herrick’s poem may well be familiar to you. I always thought it was its title – wrongly as I’ve discovered – it’s actually called “To the Virgins, to make much of time”. The general message of the poem is that we shouldn’t be aimlessly
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‘Interesting Times’ by Rvd. Cliff Reed
In the prayer we just had, Dwight Brown quotes the “ancient Chinese curse, ‘May you live in interesting times.’” Well, I suppose you could say that we live in “interesting times.” When we say that times are or were “interesting”, we generally mean that they are “interesting” to look back on from a safe distance.
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‘Happiness’ by Gerrie Hudson
Reflections Will you be YOUR valentine? Will you give yourself love, kindness and compassion? Before I knew there was the opportunity to lead this service on 14th Feb, I already had the idea of focussing on the ‘as yourself’ part of ‘Love your Neighbour as Yourself’. My Grandma was a committed and humble Christian, her
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‘The Colour of Magic’ by Ali Mercer
The Colour of Magic Part 1 When Lucy pushed her way through the coats hanging in an old wardrobe, she could never have imagined what she would find. Instead of a simple hiding place in a game of Hide and Seek, she steps into a whole new world, a world full of strange and magical
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‘Future of the Past’ by Ali Mercer
The Future of the Past Part One We are the living products of our past; walking, talking bits of history. Our bodies contain the elements blasted into being at The Big Bang; they carry the signatures of all the food we’ve eaten and the water water we’ve drunk. We have been shaped by our environment
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Gentle, Angry People by Ali Mercer
On righteous anger – its benefits and limits – and the interconnectedness of people.
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