The Jewish religious leader Rebbe Nachman said that the pathway to our true destiny is joy. Joy and enthusiasm are important aspects of the spiritual path, and are needed now more then...
The Sufi poet Hafiz wrote: The Beloved sometimes wants To do us a great favor: Hold us upside down And shake all the nonsense out. Perhaps wisdom is what is left when...
With our educational focus on Nurturing Inclusivity this church year, we revisit the theme of Resistance, which we first explored in February 2018. Sometimes being a people of resistance involves struggle and...
Our second principle calls us to affirm “justice, equity and compassion in human relations.” Justice and compassion are often talked about, but we rarely focus on equity. What does it mean to...
“Part of doing something is listening. We are listening. To the sun. To the stars. To the wind.” Madeleine L’Engle As we begin another year of theme ministry, we return to our...
In Zen Buddhism, curiosity is part of the “beginner’s mind”, that openness to experience, to question rather then judge, to approach situations without pre-conceptions. It helps us stay open to the new,...
Unitarian Universalist theology arises from an orientation to place: that is, the UU religious experience arises out of being grounded in a particular place, or rootedness. It is this rootedness in place...
As people of the chalice we tend to be focused on the here and now: we ground ourselves spiritually in the mystery of presence, the light of life as it is, and...
Throughout much of North American history, Unitarian Universalists have tended to be unkind to memory. We’ve given it the label “tradition,” and treated it mostly as something that holds us back. Tradition,...
“It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.” Irish proverb Sanctuary is a place of safety and care. It is protection from danger, a shelter for the injured,...