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  • Haiku

    Haiku

    Poem in the form of a haiku using imagery from the story of Elijah the prophet (1 Kings 9:11-12) to describe the many voices of the pipe organ.

  • Evening Offering

    Evening Offering

    An attempt to describe an encounter with Cernunnos while offering my evening devotions

  • Rainbow Spirits

    Rainbow Spirits

    On January 25, 2017, I led a worship service at the Oak Ridge (TN) Unitarian Universalist Church celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. The following is the sermon I gave […]

  • Singing the Journey

    During March, my Unitarian Universalist congregation has been exploring the idea of Covenant. When I googled the word covenant, I came up with all kinds of definitions centered […]

  • Songs against Hate

    Songs against Hate

    Last week, we heard about yet another black man killed by police. And immediately after that, we heard about another. As if that wasn’t enough, less than 24 […]

As Winter’s Darkness Closes InAn Advent Candle-Lighting Poem

As Winter’s Darkness Closes InAn Advent Candle-Lighting Poem

David Ensley Jul 17, 2025

As winter’s darkness closes inWe gather here withinTo hear a…

stone circles in Scotland

Circle Us, O GodCaim Prayers for Current Days

David Ensley Mar 11, 2025

A caim prayer is an ancient Celtic prayer form asking…

collage of icons of Irish saints

Daily Prayer – All Saints

David Ensley Feb 25, 2025

Approach and Invocation Brothers and sisters, + our help is…

Wheat field

Lammas, the Feast of BreadA Reflection on the Grain Harvest

David Ensley Aug 4, 2024

Happy Lughnasadh, y’all! Also called “Lammas,” this is the feast…

The HarrowingA Reflection on Holy Saturday

The HarrowingA Reflection on Holy Saturday

David Ensley Mar 31, 2024

Free verse reflecting on my recent experiences with life and…