This comes from one of the many sources from a course on Judaism I took back in the 1980s from a reform Rabbi; I have lost the original source, but find wonderful universal wisdom that I want to share. Remember that we glean wisdom from the world’s religions, interpreting their language. Judaism itself is based on interpretation, even more so than Christianity.…

‘Twas the Night of Thanksgiving, But I just couldn’t sleep.I tried counting backwards,I tried counting sheep.The leftovers beckonedThe dark meat and white,But I fought the temptationWith all of my might.Tossing and turningWith anticipation,The thought of a snackBecame infatuation.So I raced to the kitchen,Flung open the door,And gazed in the fridgeFull of goodies galore.I gobbled up turkeyAnd buttered potatoes,Pickles and carrots,Beans and tomatoes.I…

This joke is not part of sermon and was not told from the pulpit! One sunny day in January, 2009 an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he’d been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, ‘I would like to go in and meet with President Bush.’The Marine looked…

There was once a young Unitarian Universalist child who was dining with parents at the home for the first time of an elderly great uncle, who was known to be very religious. Just before they started eating, after watching the old man bow his head and speak in a soft voice, the young Unitarian Universalist asked, Mom, what did Uncle Bob say…

Some Halloween humor: A squad car driver was covering a quiet beat out in the sticks when he was amazed to find a former lieutenant on the police force covering the beat. He stopped the car and asked, “Why, Mike, this wouldn’t be your new beat out here in the sticks, would it?” From a book called Children’s Letters to God, compiled…