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Ellicott City, MD 21043

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Ellicott City, MD 21043
Courthouse Square Office Complex

Sermons by Rev. Jane Bennett Smith (Page 2)

A Wider Welcome

We are regularly faced with a choice: whether to invite another individual into our lives. Each time we choose not to, we miss out on a sacred opportunity to receive gifts of the heart and soul from the most unexpected places.  This Sunday we ask, how can we offer a seat for everyone at the welcome table? How can any being, through…

Enter, Rejoice, and Come In

The act of radical invitation towards others is a deeply held spiritual practice that enriches the lives of giver and receiver alike.  This Sunday, we explore the role of world religions, including our own faith tradition, in laying out a spiritual guidebook for faithful practices of invitation.  

The Stories We Share

This Sunday, let us celebrate the joys and blessings of our sacred tradition of Water Communion. We join together in community to both share and receive one another’s stories, a reciprocal act that strengthens hearts and brings wisdom and compassion to the soul. May we be inspired to bring this spiritual practice of storytelling into each of our days.

Less Beautiful Without You

This Sunday, we explore the importance and necessity of pluralism, honoring that we are all diverse, varied, unique, sacred beings on this earth we call home.  We are called to celebrate each other and all the blessed differences we embody. How can we meet each individual in our midst with love, curiosity, and respect? How can we grow, thrive, and flourish through…

For the Wonders of the Earth

The earth provides us with the precious gift of life itself, and yet we are day by day destroying it for profit. As a nation fueled by capitalism, tending to our sacred plant has fallen to the wayside as greed prevails. How can we see each element of nature as a “thou,” not an “it,” and heal our world in the process?