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Mother’s Day 2024 & a Survey
on Our 5th Anniversary 05/11/2024 |
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. A blessed and grateful and joyful Mother’s Day to all mothers and grandmothers—the literal ones and the mothering principle in all of us! |
Julian of Norwich talks about motherhood this way— A mother’s service is nearest, readiest and surest…. Compassion belongs to the motherhood in tender grace and it protects, increases our sensitivity, gives life and heals…. The working of compassion keeps us in love. |
Permaculture educator Michelle Avis with her children at the Calgary, Alberta climate strike, 2019. Photo by Andrew Jeffrey, The Star, Calgary. |
It is interesting that this past week in our DMs we have been meditating on the youth—young adults protesting the violence of war in Gaza and calling us to wake up our sense of moral outrage. Such a call to collective morality is a compliment to mothers everywhere who have taught their children worthy values. And it is a challenge to institutions—educational, governmental, judicial, economic–that are currently failing us. One thing that makes Mother’s Day special to our Daily Meditations is that our publication was launched on Mother’s Day five years and 1825 DMs ago! |
Women of The Unitarian Society
join in reading the Mother’s Day Proclamation written by Julia Ward Howe, Unitarian suffragist and peace activist in 1870. | We chose this day deliberately, as we are very aware of the sacredness of Mother Earth and the danger she finds herself in these days. How matricide, the killing of Mother Earth as we know her, is a reality staring us in the face. Obviously, that term “Mother Earth” is integral to
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creation’s amazing achievements over the past 13.8 billion years is to have birthed this very special planet we call “Earth” and all its marvelous beings, humans included. As Hildegard of Bingen put it over 800 years ago, "the earth must not be injured, the earth must not be destroyed." Because
today represents the fifth anniversary of the DM, we want to turn to you, our readers, to learn more about what the DM means to you and how we can better serve your needs while we honor our own limits. |
Thus, we offer you a Survey and hope you will all take part in it and give us your honest feedback. As we enter our sixth year, we are eager to know how we can improve. You can find the survey HERE. As an expression |
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of our appreciation
for your time, we're giving a 25% discount on any purchase from Matthew's store upon completion of the survey. A shout out to the current team that makes the DM happen, including: Phila Hoopes, Ellen Kennedy, Cynthia Greb, Rosanna Tufts, Drake Moore and Dennis Edwards. The DM is a team effort and we are grateful for the gifts and
generosity of these co-workers. Gratefully,
Matthew Fox and the DM team |
Adapted from Matthew Fox, Julian of Norwich: Wisdom in a Time of Pandemic—and Beyond, p. 103.
See also Fox, Hildegard of Bingen, A Saint for Our Times: Unleashing Her Power in the 21st Century.
Banner Image: March of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, an organization of
Argentine women who have fought since 1977 for justice for their children who were “disappeared” by agents of the dictator Jorge Rafael Videla. Photo by Andrew on Flickr. |
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Queries for Contemplation |
Please take the survey and consider it a deeper reflection on our time together over the years! |
Julian of Norwich: Wisdom in a Time of Pandemic–and Beyond
Julian of Norwich lived through the dreadful bubonic plague that killed close to 50% of Europeans. Being an anchoress, she ‘sheltered in place’ and developed a
deep wisdom that she shared in her book, Showings, which was the first book in English by a woman. A theologian way ahead of her time, Julian develops a feminist understanding of God as mother at the heart of nature’s goodness. Fox shares her teachings in this powerful and timely and inspiring book.
“What an utterly magnificent book. The work of Julian of Norwich, lovingly
supported by the genius of Matthew Fox, is a roadmap into the heart of the eco-spiritual truth that all life breathes together.” –Caroline Myss
Now also available as an audiobook HERE.
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Hildegard of Bingen, A Saint for Our Times: Unleashing Her Power in the 21st Century
Matthew Fox writes in Hildegard of Bingen about this amazing woman and what we can learn from
her.
In an era when women were marginalized, Hildegard was an outspoken, controversial figure. Yet so visionary was her insight that she was sought out by kings, popes, abbots, and bishops for advice.
“This book gives strong, sterling, and unvarnished evidence that everything – everything – we ourselves become will affect what women
after us may also become….This is a truly marvelous, useful, profound, and creative book.” ~~ Andrew Harvey, author of The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism. |
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In the Beginning There Was Joy: A Cosmic Celebration for Kids of All Ages
The first book in the Father Fox’s Fantastical Fables series tells the story of the big bang and how humans fit into the awesome, fantastical,
cosmic picture! With artwork curated from illustrators around the world, this book expresses the joy and wonder of all peoples and cultures, planting seeds of respect, cooperation and hope to work together for the healing of our planet. "Matthew Fox does it again, here for our young ones, who so need a positive, cosmic vision
to thrive, or even survive, in a sad time." - Father Richard Rohr, Author of The Universal Christ "Matthew Fox offers a resounding affirmation of what our souls have always suspected: we are made for joy." - Mirabai Starr, Author of God of Love and Wild Mercy |
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UPCOMING EVENTS See Matthew Fox's full calendar
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Join Matthew Fox in a new, live, 7-week video course hosted by the Shift Network, Cultivating Compassion in Spirituality: What Meister Eckhart & Other World Mystics Can Teach Us About Navigating Collective Turmoil. Tuesdays, May 7 – June 25, 5:00pm - 6:30pm PT. Register HERE. |
Join Matthew Fox as he discusses his book with scientist Rupert Sheldrake, Natural Grace: Dialogues on Creation, Darkness and the Soul in Spirituality and Science in an Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, Thursday, May 16, 4:00-5:30 pm PT.
Register HERE. |
Join keynote speakers Matthew Fox and Brian Swimme at the 2024 Creation Spirituality Communities Gathering on “Reimagining Our Story, Hope for Humanity,” live at Cape Cod, MA and by livestream. Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2. Learn more and register HERE. |
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Matthew Fox speaks on "Preserving Things in the Good" at the Unity of Walnut Creek Earth Day worship service held on April 21, 2024. |
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