“The goal of healing is both wellness and wisdom.”  Kenneth S. Cohen

Most of us experience spiritual and emotional wounds while living, being hurt is part of the price of being alive, and we aren’t always able to heal fully. We move on and live well, but often there is a part of us that is still hurting. We may have been hurt by people we trusted, or by racism or homophobia or by the strictures of religion or the horrors of war. Today at 10:30am we will explore the healing that comes when historical wounds are named, heard and honoured. What is the mysterious alchemy that transmutes the ashes of pain into the phoenix of spirit? 

This morning we also have the joy of honouring this years’ Mark de Wolfe Social Action Award winner.

The mitten tree is up and ready to receive mittens, socks, hats and scarves for the Pathway Breakfast Club.

Pre-orders for my book Deepening, Nurturing, Acting continue, with the book available for pick-up from December 18th on. It is a good book to gift family and friends, with all proceeds going to UCM.

Whether your holiday is quiet or hectic, may you experience the beauty of the season:  the kindness, the generosity, the love.

The YouTube livestream of the Service will be available to subscribers to the UCM channel:
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Blessings are everywhere.