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In the cold dark of the winter solstice, we can still celebrate. Among the lessons of the season is the need for rest, for calm, and for the time to let ourselves be nourished, nurtured, and healed so we can live fully.
Our Soul Matters question asks us “How are we opening to joy?” In this time full of stresses and hardship, what are the practices that open us to joy?
The conflict over critical race theory is just one way that we see people react to new ideas and values, In our tradition the search for truth isn’t complete unless it is both free and responsible. Critical thinking is actually one of the core practices of our tradition. It’s the purpose of our congregational focus … Continue reading Critical Thinking: Practicing Our Principles
What is our relationship to history? We hear that it is written by the winner and that if we don’t learn from it we are doomed to repeat it. But what happens when we think of history as a story instead of fact? Can we adapt, learn, change, and hold history with both honesty and … Continue reading How Are We Holding History?
Relationships have never ended at death. It is the beauty and sorrow of love that it continues even when the beloved is gone. On this Sunday that is so close to so many holy days of memory and blessing, we will remember our beloveds, our ancestors, and the love that never lets us go.
A covenant, even if it is written down in detail, is not a static, unchanging thing. Our covenant is always evolving, always reflecting what we have learned about how to love each other better. So what would it look like if we were always cultivating our covenant, helping it grow and helping it help us … Continue reading Cultivating Covenant
Some theologians have described our need for healthy relationships as a search for intimacy and ultimacy. Others talk of horizontal relationships with other people and a vertical relationship with God, a higher power, or “that which is greater than me.” What are the models and shapes of relationship that help us feel connected to our … Continue reading Intimacy and Ultimacy
What have we learned so far about cultivating and caring for each other in these hard times? How have we been reminded to center relationship in our lives? How have we begun to understand that compassion, equality, and the alleviation of suffering are at the heart of our Unitarian Universalism and at the heart of … Continue reading How Are We Cultivating Relationship?
It seems we are being asked to adapt, shift, change, and transform so much. Just when we thought the pandemic was over, we learned that viruses adapt and mutate too. Many of us are weary and lonely and longing for relief from the stress of so much change. How can we start to feel rooted … Continue reading Adapting, Evolving, Embracing
Maybe you thought the Muppets had little to teach and were just for silly fun, but we will explore some of the messages in the Muppet Movie(s) that are deep, compassionate, and helpful to how we live our lives.[Due to copyright the story was removed from this service. You can find part 1 here and part … Continue reading UUs at the Movies: Life’s Like a Movie – The Muppet Movie
