Sometimes our resilience seems to come from an unknown source…we didn’t do anything in particular to “earn” it ourselves and yet it is there for us. Then how do we nurture resilience? Maybe just paying attention to the little things in life and our interconnectedness can cultivate gratitude and an ongoing sense of awe and … Continue reading Gratitude, Awe and Resilience
Rev. Karen will share some reflections on last week’s mass action in Minneapolis. Worship Associate: Vera Leone, Special Music: Rachel Avery and JRUUC Sacred Breath Choir Share the Plate – click to donate Click to read this week’s newsletter Order of Service
For Unitarian Universalists, resistance to injustice, hatred, and oppression is an important part of our spiritual lives. Today we’ll hear from two congregation members about their justice work as a spiritual practice. Worship Associate Kirsten Johnson, Special Music from Rachel Avery and Eva Wingren Share the Plate – click to donate After the Service: Board … Continue reading This I Believe: Resistance as a Spiritual Practice
Like any other practice, we have to build our capacity to engage in resistance in ways that are both successful and sustainable. This morning, we’ll explore some of the ways we can build up our resistance muscles, and what we can learn from communities for whom resistance has been a way of life. [Image modernheartandvascular.com] … Continue reading The Heart is a Muscle
The “Wicked” movies are, in part, about how empire and facism try to create a narrative about what is “good” and what is “wicked.” This morning, we’ll explore what UU values, and UU theologies, might have to say in response. And we’ll start to explore practices of resistance to that narrative. [Free image from goodfon.com] … Continue reading Wicked
We often think of the start of a new year as a time for renewal or re-invention. This morning, we’ll explore using our values to help us determine how to clear out the old and make room for the new. This is our annual Fire Communion service, in which we seal our intentions in the … Continue reading The Burning Bowl
Can we hold onto hope loosely, taking action without demanding specific results? Today we’ll explore how fully experiencing and acting from the present moment can help us make wise choices in daily life. What happens when we focus on seeing the truth we are already in and on the actions we can take now? Maybe … Continue reading Holding Hope Loosely – Meditation and Mindfulness
A play on the Lessons & Carols of Christian Christmas tradition, this service will follow a similar format of songs and readings related to winter and hope. [Image from binkleychurch.org] Worship Associate: Vera Leone, Special Music: JRUUC Folk Group Click to join us online via Zoom Share the Plate – click to donate Click here … Continue reading Winter Lessons and Carols
Joanna Macy wrote often that hope is a practice with three basic steps: taking in a clear view of reality, identifying our vision for what we hope will happen, and taking active steps to help bring that vision about. This morning, we’ll explore the relationship between hoping, and doing things that bring us hope. The … Continue reading Hope is a Verb
The dark weeks of winter that lie ahead might seem like infertile ground for hope, especially in the chaos of these times. But Rebecca Solnit wrote that “Hope locates itself in the premises that we don’t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is room to act.” This morning, we’ll explore … Continue reading Planting Hope in the Soil of Uncertainty
