As people gathered in religious community, we are tasked with co-creating a space to engage the Holy. While defined in a variety of ways, Love has often been described as the most significant value among us as a faithful people. For it is indeed both the pathway to, and is of itself, the most holy thing. But how do we come to know Love among us, and how do we come to fully embody it when things are most challenging?

Bio:  

The Rev. Byron Tyler Coles (they/he) is native of Roanoke, VA, and the only child of Monica and Terry. Inspired by the good news of Unitarian Universalism, Tyler believes that the best of our collective ministry strives towards conjuring the Beloved Kin-dom on earth as it is in heaven. They engage this mandate through multi-racial organizing and movement chaplaincy. Rev. Coles currently serves as member of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Congregational Life Staff Team in the Southern Region where they support faithful leadership across the American South, Caribbean, and northern Mexico.