“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality,” preached Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, and we are still coming to understand the depth of truth in his words. How does the radical understanding of interdependence that we are coming to know as truth impact how we make, break and repair our covenants?
Unitarian Universalists celebrate that we are held together by covenant not creed—we share values and ways of being together, not a set of unchanging beliefs. But there is another, more elusive, element of covenant. The bright burning ember of common purpose. The pull of a shared longing for our world. Mission. How will we name … Continue reading Part of Something Beautiful ?
At our seven o’clock service we celebrate the Christmas story with traditional carols, readings, and candle lighting.
Our five o’clock service is especially for children and their families. We’ll sing popular Christmas carols and tell stories about the magic of the season in our cozy fireside room. Come in pajamas if you like!
As we near the longest night of the year, the universe invites us inward. Our holiday rituals lift up and celebrate the light, but they also point to a special wisdom that can come only from waiting in the dark.
How am I ever going to get through the holidays? How will you ever finish that to do list? Not to mention, how are we ever going to solve our homelessness crisis and bring equity to our schools? And we haven’t even started talking about climate change. What can embracing mystery teach us about facing overwhelm?
This week we begin December’s worship theme, “What does it mean to be a people of Mystery?” The desire for certainty runs deep in the organization of our psyches. When we reach the edges of what our reason can be certain about, we can find ourselves troubled and often seek to stabilize reality through embracing one kind of belief system or … Continue reading The Fool and the Magician ?
Despite all the spiritual teachings that entreat us to love our enemies and see them as teachers, it’s awfully easy to find ourselves gritting our teeth and wishing bad things for another. Every day we come across people who are annoying, stupid, mean and downright dangerous. How do we deal with those we experience as … Continue reading The Enemy Story ?
I heard a talk show host recently joke about feeling nostalgic for the time when the news was boring. Many of us feel tossed and turned these days in the constant tumult of emotionally riveting headlines. And we are scared and confused in the face of radically divergent narratives animating our country. How do we … Continue reading The Sea of Stories ?
Rituals from cultures around the world recognize this as a time of the year “when the veil between the worlds is thinnest,” a time to connect with our ancestors and beloved dead. This Sunday we honor those we have inherited our vision from through an intergenerational service of story and ritual.
