Tag Archives: UU 2nd Principle

Sanctuary: Practicing Love

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Bob Patrick

Love is a tricky word. In fact, it is so tricky that I went through a period of several years when I refused to use it. (Yes, spent lots of time working this out with my beloved and our children). … Continue reading →

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Sanctuary: Building Holy Space

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Bob Patrick

The world that we currently live in is filled with opportunities to build holy space. Recently, a handshake took place between a Palestinian and an Israeli leader.  Those kinds of handshakes are impossible to come by, we are told, in … Continue reading →

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Foundations: Return Again

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Bob Patrick

Return again, Return again, Return to the home of your soul. Return to who you are, Return to what you are, Return to where you are Born and re-born again.* This short, mesmerizing almost chant like hymn is one of … Continue reading →

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The Ready Room: Natural Ignorance

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Bob Patrick

Ignorance.  It simply means (from it’s Latin root) what one doesn’t know.  It doesn’t imply stupidity or foolishness.  When I am ignorant of a thing, it’s just what I don’t know.  There are so many things I don’t know.  There … Continue reading →

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Sheltering Walls: Among You

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Bob Patrick

The religious leaders were giving Jesus a hard time one day as he tried to talk about what the Kingdom of God was like.  They wanted details:  time, date, description and email address.  In the Gospel of Luke (17:20ff), as … Continue reading →

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Sheltering Walls: No outsiders

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Bob Patrick

Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states.  I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham.  Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.  We are caught in … Continue reading →

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The Threshold: Investigation

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Bob Patrick

When we are willing to investigate, with loving attention, the difficult feelings that come up in relationship to others, our happiness or unhappiness is less conditioned by how others behave. Narayan Liebenson Grady, “Questioning the Question” In our community at … Continue reading →

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