Between Sundays
Sermons, interviews, conversations, pastoral messages, and other faithful content to spark and delight from the pastors and people of United Church in Walpole (Walpole, MA)
Episodes
This week, we welcome a moving testimony from Eithne Stover, who will share a deeply personal story of caring for her grandmother as a teenager. That early experience awakened in her a profound spirituality of the body and presence—a way of encountering God through tender care and sacred attentiveness.
This week, we’re thrilled to welcome Jane Claffey as our speaker. Jane shares a beautiful message on what she calls Grace Notes — those glimpses of God’s presence that show up in our everyday lives.
For over 40 years, Jane has been watching for these moments, and she believes they’re everywhere — if only we are alert and truly watch for God at work around us.
Chris Bradt shares her personal testimony — a moving story that reveals why she no longer fears death and how her faith has transformed her perspective on life.
We continue the series with a testimony from Rev. Anna Flowers. She’ll share one particular story of how she has seen God show up in a powerful way right here at United Church in Walpole.
We kick off the series with a moving testimony from Linda Sheehan. She’ll share the remarkable story of how she and John were led to dedicate their lives to serving children—a journey filled with purpose, faith, and unexpected grace.
WHERE I SAW GOD LAST
by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed
The dimple in your right cheek,
the child playing peek-a-boo from his stroller,
the abuelita who spends her afternoons
in the park by 86th; the teenagers on the subway
who cannot control their laughter; Neil, my neighbor,
who always asks about you, the mother who whispers
a dozen times a day, “thank you, Jesus, thank you, Jesus, thank you, Jesus”; the saxophone player at
42nd street, t...
LOVE COMES RUNNING
by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed
I remember
the first time I was afraid.
I was a child.
It was a nightmare.
(You remember those pesky
monsters under the bed.)
I remember
minutes felt like hours.
I begged
the sun to rise.
(Fear always begs
the sun to rise.)
Eventually,
after minutes that felt like hours,
I cried out.
My dad came running.
He sat at the edge of my bed.
He said there is no reason to be afraid.
He checked th...
EVERY YEAR
by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed
My heart and I have an agreement.
Every year we show up here—
here in the sanctuary,
here with the candles and the tall ceilings,
here with the creaky church pews
and the songs of silent nights.
My heart and I have an agreement.
Every year we show up here—
at the end of the year,
after another 12 months
of humanity, of me
trying to
keep it all together,
trying to
keep my head above water,
trying...
ROOM
by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed
I asked God—
what about my
fingernail-biting habit
or the way I leave all the cabinets
open in the kitchen?
What about the way I can be dramatic,
drumming up a fight, only to
hand out apologies like souvenirs?
What about the way I second-guess myself,
let shame drive, or stay quiet when I
have something to say?
What about the way I chase accomplishments
like a dog with a bone?
What about the doubt, or...
A BLESSING FOR THE SEEKERS
by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed
Blessed are you who turn your face up to the sky,
who open your arms to feel the wind,
who notice all the things that we should notice.
Blessed are you who are fluent in wonder
and familiar with awe.
Blessed are you who, even now, dream dreams,
who have not lost hope,
who swear the glass is still half-full.
Blessed are you who plant trees
and sing the harmony,
who tell the childr...
EVERYWHERE AND ALWAYS
by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed
Right here.
That’s where God is.
In the sun that turns our bedroom gold,
in the creaks of this old house, and in birthday candles on the cake;
in clean sheets, sock feet, and porch-sitting;
in pancakes for breakfast and pancakes for dinner;
in the swell of a lit candle, in fireplace conversations;
in your grandmother’s carrot cake, and the smell of evergreen.
God is in the seed-starte...
INSTRUCTIONS FOR A HARD CHOICE
by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed
First, you must take a deep breath.
Let oxygen dance through your lungs.
Exhale it slowly. Allow the hurt, the shame,
the anger to rise up in you. Let your mind run wild,
like a million loose horses. Let the narratives unfold, unroll,
a river of choppy water. Ask yourself how you got here. Look
down at your feet. Roll your shoulders back. Remember who you
are. Take another de...
A sermon about Grandma's salmon loaf, and the spirituality of sharing food with one another.
Do you "live to work" or "work to live"? Or does neither seem quite right? This sermon explores a third way of understanding our relationship to our work.
Many of us spend way too much time driving around in our cars. But how might this "wasted" time be an opportunity to practice living more fully? This sermon explores what scripture has to teach us about living into liminal time.
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