October 1, 2025,
Dear Friend,
There are so many questions I have that are impossible to answer, but with a little research, there are answers we can find to explain some of what we experience in this life. On Monday night, I was transfixed by a incredible sunset that I captured out my car window on the way to a meeting. Cameras are not able to usually capture the full effect, so you can imagine just how bring this really was.
I have always heard that particles in the air (from smoke or dust) can intensify sunsets, but I figured there must be more to it than just particles in the air. I learned that the amount of moisture in the air and the height of the clouds are just as influential as the particles in the air for creating a stunning display of light and color.
Friend, as we move through our lives and encounter what seem like unexplainable behaviors in ourselves and in others, we would be wise to remember that just as it takes a combination of factors to create a memorable sunset, it is always a combination of factors that influence our behavior (for better and for worse). So let’s be easy with one another and with ourselves. Let’s remember that “we are all walking in all the light we have,” as my Friend and colleague, Rev. Leaf Seligman often reminds me.
When we can train our focus to return, again and again, to the Source of Light and Love that we call God, our thoughts, words and actions more accurately reflect that of God and then we are more able to look past the words and behaviors of others and see that of God in them, too.
“The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” -Matthew 4:16
Read more about light and sunsets HERE
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Wedding bells are ringing this weekend for Amber and Matt. Amber and Matt and their children, Ethan and Olive, attended Dublin Church a couple of years ago before moving to Deerfield. I will be traveling there this weekend to rehearse with them and then co-officiate with their current UCC Minister in their wedding ceremony on Saturday. Please hold them in your hearts on this very special occasion.
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You are invited to attend and to help at the prayer table for the MIP (Monadnock Interfaith Festival) this Saturday 12-2
Do you enjoy music, art, dance and learning about faith traditions? Are you curious to hear updates on MIP’s mental health work?
Join us at the Building Beloved Community Faith Festival!!
October 4, 12-2pm, Horseshoe Pavilion in Wheelock Park in Keene
This is a family friendly event including Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, Baha’i and other spiritual perspectives. Together we will share songs, dance, games, food, MIP updates, prayer and fellowship. There will be an opportunity to donate funds if you are inspired.
If you love to sing, come early at 11:30 to join an interfaith pop up choir! We will learn a musical piece to perform together at the festival.
Click here to RSVP and help us anticipate numbers, or just come by.
We hope to see you there!
On the way to the MIP event, there is an extra hour to stop for the MATS fundraiser at the Dublin Community Center. Buy a bowl and have it filled with homemade soup! I attended this event last year; it was FABULOUS!
Before we close in prayer, I ask you to keep Phillip T. Mueller in your prayers. Phillip is the son of Rev. David and Mary Mueller and he is being deployed today with his National Guard Unit out of NC and his parents do not know yet where he is destined; they asked that his name be added to our prayer list. Please pray for his safety. Thank you.
God of our hearts and minds, with the warmth of the autumn sun, may we relax and breathe more deeply. Turn our minds to you, we pray, and guide us in all our ways. May we care for ourselves as befits a child of God. May we look for you in others. And may we carry the light of Christ within us always. This I pray in Christ’s name. Amen.
“And may the Lord of Peace grant you everlasting peace in every place.” -II Thessalonians 3:16
So be it,
Rev. Traceymay
603-715-0990
Traceymaykalvaitis@gmail.com
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