What does a “typical” day at UB look like? Well, no two days are ever quite the same! But I’d love to take you through one particularly unique day last week—one that was especially full of meaningful conversations and Spirit-led moments.

5:30am – Coffee with Jesus. I’m an early riser, waking up before the sun most days to pray, reflect and read the news before the hustle and bustle of the day begins. 

6:57am – Cross country ski in Franklin Park. I start most days with exercise, as I find that when my body moves, then I can think much more clearly. Contemplating God’s word for today with the “Pray as you Go” devotional and the Holy Post podcast. Jamming out to the song “Kingdom of Jesus” which has been hitting me deep these days: “He’s chosen the small things to outlast the great, the meek and the merciful to shine through the hate… Oh say can’t you see we have one allegiance? It’s to the Kingdom of Jesus.”

10:34am – Coffee and pastries with Rev. Arrington Chamblis at Homestead Bakery. So meaningful to hear about her own personal journey meeting Jesus and following in his footsteps, now at Episcopal City Mission. One thing she shared that I’m holding onto is that, “Personal and social transformation must go hand in hand—without a change of heart, nothing will truly change.”

12:17pm – Lunch with Liza Cagua-Koo at Fresh Food Generation. Liza has a deep understanding of systems practice. Her perspective on bringing people from diverse backgrounds together to collaborate and drive meaningful change is so inspiring to me and crucial to UniteBoston’s ministry.

2:35pm – Meeting with Jerome Garciano from Highrock Church, where we brainstormed and schemed about a collective call to moral leadership. Our hope is to invite Christians from across the political spectrum to reconfirm ourselves and call our leaders to a higher standard—one that reflects the hope, faith, and love at the heart of the Gospel.

Lots of administrative work in the afternoon, including planning an upcoming cohort case study and ordering supplies for a UniteBoston gathering, followed by dinner with my family!

 I crashed early this night, and then woke up the next morning to coffee with Jesus again… the slow, rooted, connecting work of UniteBoston continues. 

Move slow enough to notice
Wherever God shows up today,
may I not be too hurried to notice,
nor too aloof to care.
When the Sacred surprises me
like an unexpected guest,
may I not hesitate to greet Them with open arms.
Let not my bias be a barrier,
to embracing The Holy’s mysterious ways.
May I be hospitable to God enfleshed
in even the dullest circumstances,
and the hardest situations,
and the strangest of places.
I am open
to encountering Love,
to meeting with Justice,
to being held by Awe.
May it be so.

– Rev. M Jade Kaiser, enfleshed