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Belonging: Just As I Am
“I am you, you are me, and we are all together.” ~ John Lennon I want to belong, to be part of! A large part of this need to belong is about survival. We come into physical existence totally dependent … Continue reading
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Tagged self-doubt, true self, UU 1st Principle, UU 2nd Principle, UU 3rd Principle, UU 5th Principle, UU 6th Principle
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Open the Window: Dangerous Things 6
Rev. Charlotte Arsenault recently made this powerful observation: that when Unitarian Universalists covenant ourselves to our seven Principles, we are covenanting ourselves to dangerous things. Standing together for our Principles has meant throughout our history individuals giving their lives for … Continue reading
Filled with Loving Kindness: The Absurdity of Today
(The fires, while very real and truly devastating, are herein used as a metaphor for my feelings about the results of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. Also very real and – from my perspective – truly devastating.) Wildfires are … Continue reading
Filled with Loving Kindness: Our House of Loving Kindness
It was a great privilege and an honor to travel to North Dakota this past week to take part in a gathering of over 500 clergy from at least 20 different faith traditions, along with indigenous peoples from well over … Continue reading
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Tagged Earth, forgiveness, healing, hope, mindfulness, UU 1st Principle, UU 6th Principle, UU 7th Principle
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Filled with Loving Kindness: A Practice
Today we shift our theme to this hauntingly beautiful song and prayer: Filled with Loving Kindness.* This song from our hymnal is a sung expression of the Buddhist prayer known as the metta sutta. Metta means loving kindness, and the prayer … Continue reading
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Tagged UU 3rd Principle, UU 6th Principle, UU 7th Principle
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Love Makes A Bridge: Many Bridges are Needed
In today’s worship service I shared a quote from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: What is needed is the realization that power without love is reckless and abusive and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its … Continue reading
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Tagged justice, Love, relationships, UU 5th Principle, UU 6th Principle
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Return Again: Our Principles-6
In Unitarian-Universalism, we gather ourselves and our faith around seven Principles. Our Principles are not religious dogma in content. They are ethical principles in that they embody rather explicitly the things we value. They allow us to bring stories and … Continue reading