Unitarian Church of Montreal

For Haiti and Humanity

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, 19 January 2010

Truth to power –

Earth, you surprise us with your crushing strength.
We forget that we are insignificant to you,
as you move and change
and shake our existence into ruins.

Meditation with Drum

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, 10 January 2010

Cold winter morning,
yet the sky is glorious before the grey clouds set in.
A sunrise of rose and red
against indigo and gold
reflected in fields of white snow.

Snow-covered Morning

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, 13 December 2009

Snow-covered morning,
the sun rises pale pink
fading into a light grey sky.
The star wheel has finally turned
and true winter approaches.

A Week of Endings and Beginnings

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, 29 November 2009

Spirit of Life,
May we give thanks
for small miracles:
For a woman 
nearing the end of her journey, 
who is blessed and surrounded by her dearest friends.
For courage 
in the desire to keep on living 
with dignity 
to the very last moment
even with the acceptance
that dignity in death is never guaranteed.

Spring Meditation

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, June 2009

Into this sacred place

we carry our joys and our burdens –

Gratitude for love and welcome,

Sorrow for unfulfilled dreams in a broken world,

The emptiness of letting go,

The thankfulness of being held,

Building Bridges

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, 31 May 2009

Source de vie

La paix commence ici dans nos coeurs.

This is where peace begins,

within us,

within these walls,

with forgiveness and compassion.

March Meditation

April is the cruellest month, says the poet.

But I know that it is March.

March, the month that teases us with warmth, 

and has us fools singing its praise --

Then a winter dusting of snow returns,

reminding us that lilacs 

don’t really bloom this far north

until well into May.

Snow melting into grey ice

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, 15 March 2009

How long the winter has been.

We run out of patience.

Snow melts into grey ice,

revealing all we wish to hide—

 gravel and garbage once carelessly forgotten.

Our Whole Lives

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, 1 March 2009

Each moment of life

is sacred,

each milestone,

each stage of growth and learning.

Who Shall I Call Out To?

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, 22 February 2009

Who shall I call out to?

Dancing particles in the air,

the mountain,

the forest,

the light snow,

the grey sky,

A New Baby, a Guest and a New President

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, 18 January 2009

Spirit of Life that loves us into being,
Infinite and ultimate mystery,
May these walls be not a barrier.
Instead let our quiet longings radiate
From this sacred place where we have gathered,
As warmth from a hearth.

For Israel and Gaza

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, 11 January 2009

This day I am awash
in the rivers of sadness.

Oh God of Abraham,
Oh God of Ibrahim,

Why have you forsaken your children?

Meditation for an icy day

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, 14 December, 2009

Source of beauty on this crisp winter’s day

Where icicles hang like jewels from the trees,

We reach out to you,

In awe, in aspiration, and in longing.

For Joys and Sorrows

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, 30 November, 2008

Spirit that connects us,

Presence in which we move,

Unspoken and unknowable:

In a moment’s silence

let all we are,

let all we feel,

be contained

like a lifetime expressed in a single teardrop.

Prayer for a Financial Crisis

Meditation by Rev. Diane Rollert, 12 October 2008

How does one say a prayer for an interconnected world in crisis?

The shock waves reach us and there is uncertainty,

fear and worries.

What will be broken next?

Which domino will fall in a game too closely stacked?