Sometimes it is easier to make sense of a story if you know how it ends. When we reflect on our past, we can sometimes think we can see how we ended up where we are now. We can even create a narrative that defines our life story and how it will continue to unfold. … Continue reading Reframing Our Stories
We continue our exploration of this month’s worship theme, “Story”, with a Sunday Service diving into the Hindu epic of the Bhagadva Gita. The story of the warrior prince, Arjuna, and the spiritual tutelage he receives from Krishna about how to act to make a difference in an imperfect world. As we enter a time … Continue reading Imperfect Destiny
As we continue January’s worship theme of “Story”, let us go back and explore the riveting tale of just how our chosen faith came to be. Unitarian Universalism is often mischaracterized and misunderstood because our story is not a simple or linear one. It is a rich narrative that involves many cultures, many theologies, and … Continue reading PLURALIS: a story of one from many…
Join us on this first Sunday of the new year and to kick off our new monthly theme of “Story”! In this special service we’ll dive into the music, poetry, and spiritual journey of one of the greatest artists America has ever produced. Although there is a hit movie in theaters telling of his meteoric … Continue reading To Keep From Being Seen (Dylan Sunday)
This Sunday let’s ponder the incomprehensible. What is Divinity? What is Divine? We come together in pluralistic community from diverse backgrounds with a multitude of perspectives, some inherited, some self-determined, about just what it means to be spiritual beings having an earthly human experience. Perhaps there is a beautiful comfort to be found in the … Continue reading Defining Divinity
This Sunday Rev. Cory will be back in the pulpit and leading us in a service exploring our December worship theme of Divinity. One of the most enduring stories from the Hebrew Bible is that of Jacob wrestling with God. The OG “dark night of the soul” tale. We’ll unpack this story and talk about the struggle … Continue reading Wrestling a Blessing
Let’s take a look at our own tribalisms, and how they are getting in the way of our getting along with people who feel and act differently than we do. I’ll focus on our congregation and denomination, but there are plenty of individual applications too, and with recent events, the need for considering this is … Continue reading Our Tribalism
How do we repair our hearts when we break? How do we heal? Can we patch ourselves back up exactly as we were and go on, almost as if nothing had happened? Is that possible? Or, can the cracks in our hearts let the light in, as songwriter Leonard Cohen suggests and allow us to … Continue reading A Crack in Everything
It’s that time of year again! Our Stone Soup Service is just around the corner, happening this Sunday, November 17th. This cherished UU Marin tradition is an intergenerational service where everyone is welcome to join the warmth and community spirit.
We will gather to reflect on the happenings of this week, take a few deep breaths, and begin to consider how we might respond to whatever the future may bring
