Dear UUSS~

This morning our neighbor from two house away, was up early firing up his beast of a snowblower. Not only did he clean his own driveway, but he made his way across this sidewalk, our next door neighbor’s sidewalk, our sidewalk, and the sidewalk on the other side of us, all before any of us were outside. Such a generous act to remove almost a foot of snow over several hundred feet!

After our yoga practice, we noticed an elderly neighbor’s niece snow-blowing her aunt’s driveway. As she approached the end of the task, a snow plow drove slowly down the street, pushing a foot-high wall of snow along the bottom of all our driveways. The woman looked up, a bit overwhelmed, now also holding a shovel to tackle the pile. The driver of the plow stopped, backed up, and with a few swipes, forward and back, cleared the snow for her. Her smile was broad, and visible even from across the street and down aways. She offered a “namaste” gesture and a mittened applause in gratitude. We applauded from inside our house too, grateful to witness a random act of kindness.

We know that the plow driver may not always make the choice to do a little extra. There are lots of different factors that impact each of our choices. And, this morning, it seemed that we were witnessing love in action. Love, as kindness. How is love showing up in your part of the world today? Maybe it is love as courage, as self-care, or love that sets boundaries, or love that is generous, or love as justice. This week we invite you to notice how love moves through you and around you. How many different ways do you notice love showing up?

In faith~ Rev. Lynn & Rev. Wendy