In a time of turmoil and lack of certainty, can we create a world where hope is a verb? There are heroes who create hope. How do these wonder workers approach a broken world with light and joy?
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“If there is a load you have to bear that you can’t carry, I’m right up the road, I’ll share your load if you just call me.” Bill Withers wrote Lean on Me back in 1973, but this amazing song is perfect for our time and all time–even among us fiercely independent UUs.
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William Blake once wrote: “Joy and woe are woven fine, A clothing for the soul divine, Under every grief and pine, Runs a joy with silken twine.” Thank goodness that joy is not limited only to those who lead lives of ease. No, it’s not the difficulty of our lives that keeps joy at bay. … Continue reading Reacquainting Ourselves with Joy
Somewhere in the United States, in the midst of a global pandemic, a long line of cars creeps toward a drive-thru window. An elderly woman tries the best she can to place her order. Seconds tick toward minutes. The driver directly behind honks their ire… and thus begins another human drama of kindness and revenge. … Continue reading Kindness and Revenge in the Drive-Thru Line
It is helpful – indispensable, really – for a free people to know the true story of how things came to be the way they are; to know, that is, the tribulations and blessings out of which our national traditions are born. Today we take a historic look at Thanksgiving Day. This is also Transgender … Continue reading Saints, Strangers and Squanto
Elizabeth, Mary, and Sophia Peabody were in many ways our American Brontes. The story of these remarkable Unitarian sisters – and their central role in shaping the Transcendentalist thinking of their day – will be told in “the first person.
Unitarian Universalism is a radical faith–intellectually, spiritually and socially. It always has been; it always will be. Today we will explore the many ways Unitarians, Universalists and Unitarian Universalists have shaped society. How does their legacy shape UUism today?
Kate Kinney covers some history of All Hallows Eve and of the Day of the Dead. Most of the sermon is on the concept of remembering those who have passed before and honoring the spirit of our ancestors. She also reflects on autumn and the passage of nature from season to season…and the “in between” … Continue reading Living with Our Creepy Crawlies
Cultivating relationship with nature is one of the great joys of living in the Pacific Northwest, with its forests and meadows, beaches and mountains. Many of us cultivate our souls as we cultivate the earth – or at least some tiny patch of it – learning life lessons as we do so. When I planted … Continue reading Lessons of a Red Bud
When someone deeply listens to you, you can feel it in your bones. It’s like holding out a dented cup you’ve had since childhood and watching it fill up with cold, fresh water.
