During this Earth Day season we look at one of America’s great thinkers, environmental prophets, and early advocates for our national park system. This Sunday we will hold up Muir, look at his accomplishments, and try and frame a response to today’s environmental challenges. Click here to watch the service. Click here.to read the reading and sermon.
A person nearing 90 recently said eight words that are teeming with reflection and adventure: “I want to write down my spiritual journey.” This Sunday we reflect on our unique spiritual journeys and imagine what it would be like to write postcards to loved ones, trying to describe what we’re experiencing along The Way. Click here to … Continue reading Postcards from Your Spiritual Journey
What is religion and how may one speak of it? In this service, a retired Unitarian Universalist minister will take a look at the current attempt in Unitarian Universalist circles to give written expression to its approach to religion. Suggested preparation for sermon: Read the Article II Study Commission report to the UUA Board of Trustees, … Continue reading In Quest of ‘Living Religion’
Transformation is another name for Spring, for anything that lives, has meaning, and continues to thrive. The destiny of every living thing is to grow into its full potential; but we can’t do this automatically. We need nurture, love, and joy to say yes to the unknown, the maximum possibility that is before us. Click here to … Continue reading Transformation: Yours, Mine, and that of the Chocolate Bar
Each person, each community deals with suffering. How can we not? And we can try and find a scapegoat for the suffering that hits us, but that may be an escape from facing our own hurt. We will listen to stories from various religious traditions and how each faces the pain that enters the cracks in our heart. … Continue reading Suffering, the Last Word?
What can we, as people who care about this congregation, do to help our community heal and reconnect with each other in the wake of covid and conflicts? I’ll explore this question using the framework of Joanna Macy, Buddhist teacher and eco-philosopher, which she calls “The Work That Reconnects.” An integral part of the service … Continue reading The Work that Reconnects Us
Celtic Spirituality is one of wonder at the beauty of creation, the equality of all animals and humans, and of delight in music and art. It loves holy wells, thin places, and the exotic story of the goddess Bridget. We will celebrate with song and poetry. Click here to watch the service. Click here to read the … Continue reading Holy Wells, Thin Places, and the Goddess Bridget”
Spiritual practices have a reputation for being serious, disciplined, and orderly. Think seated meditation or using prayer beads. This reputation for seriousness can make spiritual practices feel intimidating. Creativity as a spiritual practice offers a different kind of spiritual engagement. How might creativity be a site of play, risk, meaning-making and surprise? Click here to watch the … Continue reading Creativity as Spiritual Practice
How do each of us make decisions about how we share our resources? What are the core values that motivate us to be just and faithful servants to this earth, this country, and this Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship? And when we get our credit card summaries, do we sigh with delight? Click here to watch the service. … Continue reading Living with a Generous Heart
Have you been feeling that the past few months have been more unsettling than usual? You are not alone. Even as many of us face anxiety and uncertainty, this season of thanksgiving invites us to pause, take one more deep breath, then reflect on and express our gratitude for the wonders, the beauty in this … Continue reading Radical Gratitude
