Reverend Michael Walker brings more than 20 years of volunteer and professional community service (often in leadership roles), two graduate degrees, experience in parish and community ministries, as well as parish and hospital chaplaincy (CPE) internships, and over 45 years of life experience. My first career, 15 years of nursing and medical care, has also given me a deep understanding of human suffering and the need for compassion, and I have many ideas on how a community can address these in healthy and helpful ways.
Intentions speak of our values and where we wish to put our energy and efforts. A Buddhist teaching about namasté is that we recognize the worthiness in others, very much in alignment with our UU principles, such as when we say we respect the inherent worth and dignity of every person. That is sometimes a … Continue reading Open Hearts, Open Minds
