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Blessed Youth by Rev. Dr. Sarah Griffith Lund

April 4, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund (she/her/hers)

“Sometimes I cry when I am laughing so hard and my sides hurt,” I smile as I talk to my six year old niece. “Yes, tears just start falling out of my eyes!” “It’s the same water that’s in your nose,” she says matter-of-factly. “And sometimes I cry when I am feeling sad or lonely. […]

Filed Under: Community, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, Teens, UCC, United Church of Christ, youth

Finding Solace by Rev Jennifer Stuart, LICSW

March 28, 2022 By Jennifer Stuart

i thank You God for most this amazing day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes  (E. E. Cummings) I have always found healing in nature. During times of desolation, I find comfort in the enormity […]

Filed Under: Community, COVID-19, Faith, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

Gay, Gay, Gay by Rev. Lisa LeSueur

March 14, 2022 By Rev. Lisa LeSueur

I felt deeply wounded this week when the Florida Legislature passed the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” and sent it to the Governor’s desk for signature. This legislation, blocks kindergarten through third grade teachers from talking about LGBTQ issues and people, and it will be up to the State to determine how these issues may be […]

Filed Under: Community, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, Stigma, UCC, United Church of Christ

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