"As swimmers dare to lie face to the sky and water bears them, as hawks rest upon air and air sustains them; so would I learn to attain freefall, and float into Creator Spirit's deep embrace, knowing no effort earns that all-surrounding grace.” ― Denise Levertov
What if you are an artist, and you just haven't though of yourself as one yet.
Nothing is quite as intimidating– or exhilarating–as a blank page, unmarked canvas, or the instruction to “see what happens.” As humans, we are wired to avoid uncertainty, and yet must go to the place of unknowing in order to imagine different ways of doing or being. Let us apply uncertainty to our own faith, and through spiritual practice, music, and art open ourselves to the sacred.
Lora Powell-Haney served for nine years as Director of Religious Education (DRE) at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick (UUCF). She graduated from Meadville Lombard Theological School in May 2020 with a Master of Divinity; her study included a ministerial internship at Towson Unitarian Universalist Church in Lutherville, Maryland, and a chaplain residency in Hagerstown, Maryland. She currently serves as part-time interim religious education coordinator for the UU Congregation of Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, and as an itinerant preacher. Lora loves reading, drinking tea, creating stories, and standing barefoot on the earth, especially in springtime.
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