Category Archives: Building Belonging

Theme for September 2025

What’s With This Word ‘Building?’

Posted on September 5, 2025 by admin

When I hear the word building, I immediately picture buildings (noun) or building (verb). I think of neighborhoods with houses, apartments and condos. I imagine the skylines of cities and the invasive noise of construction sites. Building any building is … Continue reading →

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Building Beloved Community

Posted on September 4, 2025 by admin

Recently I was at a store checking out and the very nice cashier asked if “We would be using our store credit card today.” I had to look around as I left the house by myself and had not picked … Continue reading →

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If We Build It, Will They Come?

Posted on September 3, 2025 by admin

We are building a new way.We are building a new way.We are building a new way,feeling stronger ev’ry day,We are building a new way. -Sharing The Journey # 1017, Martha Sandefer We sing these words with some regularity. I love … Continue reading →

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Longing for Belonging

Posted on September 2, 2025 by admin

Toko-pa Turner, in her wonderful book Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, says that at the very heart of our ache to belong “is the longing to be recognized for one’s gifts, to be welcomed in love and kinship, to feel a … Continue reading →

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Building Belonging

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Bob Patrick

It is with great joy and some trepidation that I write these opening words for our 2025-2026 season of the Words of Wisdom? reflections.  Great Joy! Those of us who collaborate to write daily reflections on our Unitarian Universalist themes … Continue reading →

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