Bless the Weary

Connie Goodbread is the HOPE for Us Conflict Engagement Team Director. In 2006, she was hired by the Unitarian Universalist Association and has served every region of the Association since then. She studied conflict resolution with Rev. Dr. Peter Steinke for fifteen years. She is also a credentialed religious educator and has served two congregations.

Introduction by Connie Goodbread
A Blessing for Risk-Takers and Failures by Rev. Robin Tanner
One More Thing by Rev. Viola Abbitt
Wishes by Natalie Briscoe
From Pause, Rest, Be by Octavia F. Raheem
In a Dangerous Time by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
“Don’t Worry About It” (Said No Helpful Advice Ever) by Rev. Nathan Detering
The Minister (Who I Am) by Rev. Linda Hart
Sustainably Working Toward Collective Liberation by Diane Melvin
Beyond the Zero-Sum Game by Rev. Nathan C. Walker, from Exorcising Preaching
Unbreakable Connections by Rev. Daniel Lawlor
Naming Things Out Loud by Rev. Erika Hewitt
Litany of Oops and Ouch by Atena O. Danner, from Incantations for Rest
Holy Interruption by Rev. Julica Hermann de la Fuente
Steadfast in This Faith by Rev. Naftali King
Your Very Presence by Rev. Dr. Jane Ellen Mauldin, from Glory, Hallelujah
From Love at the Center by Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt
Watching My Friend Pretend Her Heart Isn’t Breaking by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, from All the Honey
Prayers for the Brave and Burdened by Rev. Derail Holcomb
Let Beauty In by Rev. Dr. Rebekah Savage
Anchored by Hope by Rev. Dr. Oscar Sinclair
Reflection During Frustrating Times by Pastor Joshua Berg
The Long Game by Rev. Shari Woodbury
Imperfect Human Beings by Rev. Deanna Vandiver
Puzzling Our Way Through by Rev. Emily Gage
Beautiful Chaos by Connie Goodbread
How to Do This by Rev. Victoria Safford
Broken-Open Heartedness by Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray
Life Beyond Struggle by Rebeka Ndosi
PTSD Recovery and Reconciliation by Rev. Jami Yandle and Natalie Briscoe
Prayer for Transformation by Rev. Daniel Lawlor
Prayer for Hope by Rev. Lindasusan V. Ulrich
Prayer for Living in Tension by Rev. Joseph M. Cherry, from Voices from the Margins
Be Her Cheerleader by Evan McGinness
Eight and a Half Minutes by Rev. Kelly Weisman Asprooth-Jackson
Meeting the Divine by Rev. Summer Albayati
Don’t Believe Your Own Press Release by Aisha Hauser
Next by Natalie Briscoe
Compassion by Linnea Nelson
Our Fear and Our Courage by Rev. Dr. Natalie Fenimore
Brave Enough for Goodness by Rev. Sean Parker Dennison
We Dream of Peace by Rev. Marta I. Valentín, from Voices from the Margins
Rest Is Crucial by Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray
Thanksgiving for a Successful Workday by Pastor Joshua Berg
The Church Where Everything Goes Wrong by Rev. Elea Kemler, from How We Are Called
Go Deeper by Rev. Jim Rigby
Paddling, No Water by Rev. Meg Barnhouse, from Did I Say That Out Loud?
Rest by Rev. Eileen Casey-Campbell
One Gregarious Reindeer by Cameron Young
God’s Work by Rev. Elizabeth Tarbox, from Life Tides
From Radical Hospitality: Benedict’s Way of Love by Lonni Collins Pratt and Father Daniel Horman
There Are No Right Words by Rev. JeKaren Bell
You Are Not on Call by Liz James
Hope by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, from All the Honey
A Blessing for Those Who Bless by Linnea Nelson
One Love by Rev. Dr. Hope Johnson, from Voices from the Margins
A Prayer for Discernment by Rev. Tandi Rogers
After by Rev. Summer Albayati