Abolition begins with a question. What if the systems we have inherited—systems of punishment, incarceration, and exclusion—are not the only way? In this reflection, we explore how curiosity can become a spiritual practice: the courage to ask how harm might be addressed through healing rather than punishment, how safety might grow through connection rather than … Continue reading What would happen if ….
It is often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But isn’t the beholder influenced by what is culturally acceptable and in vogue, by ideas about perfection? What if we look at the beauty in things that are so-called “imperfect”? What if we look into our hearts and allow for the beauty … Continue reading Beauty in the Heart of the Beholder by Rev. Brigitte Bechtold
I want to instill in my children, and what’s more, I want to instill in myself, the sense of vocation as endeavoring to get to the other side of impossible, where “impossible” simply falls away. All the challenges, all the obstacles – they are not blocking the path. They are the path…
The prophet Amos writes, “Let justice flow down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” Dr. Martin Luther King quoted him when he urged action on civil rights. Although millennia apart, both seemingly wrote in frustration as their people suffered. Today Rev. Gaye asks, how do we meet hatred and oppression with love and … Continue reading Roll Down Justice: Rev. Dr. Gaye Morris
Come celebrate resurrection not as a single moment, but as a living, shared practice of renewal. Through the beloved Unitarian Universalist Flower Ceremony, we bring our individual stories—our grief, our joy, our becoming—and create something beautiful together. Come experience a service of hope, transformation, and the gentle reminder that even after the longest winters, life … Continue reading Rising Together: An Easter of Renewal and our Flower Ceremony
All are welcome to a participatory service designed with ADHD realities in mind, focused on compassion, tools, and practice. Using a D&D-inspired quest, nature’s rhythms, and “bullseye lanterns” (mini flashlights), we explore how intention work helps us notice, choose, and return.
At this time of the year, what seeds might we plant to refresh and renew our way forward? Are there some we may hold onto until another year? Are the others we just can’t wait to get started?
Kuan Yin attained enlightenment, but just as she was about to enter nirvana, she paused at the doorway and, hearing the cries of the world, decided to return to the earthly plane and help humankind find the right path. What cries does she hear today? And how might her story give us peace and courage … Continue reading What Does Kuan Yin Hear Today?
This worship service continues the eight stories from our Unitarian, Universalist, and UU histories: stories about how ordinary people showed up, in very different ways and in particular contexts, to side with love and show up for justice. Will there be an interactive art project with some wonderful music?? You betcha!
You may have followed the Buddhists monks (and Aloka!) who began their Walk for Peace in Texas, and made it to Washington, DC. How does our UU faith call us to walk for peace? How many theological miles are you ready to walk?
