Since coming to Unitarian Universalism, I have heard the constant drum beat of love, justice,
compassion, and a search for truth and meaning. As I travel on my spiritual journey, it makes total sense that I am here now. The peace festival we held listened to Unitarian Universalism’s historic principles and sources:
The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all.
The festival’s problem-solving workshops listened for the source of:
Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront
powers and structures evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming
power of love.
Listening to the belief systems of spiritual leaders our pods absorbed:
Wisdom from the world’s religions which inspires us in our ethical and
spiritual life.
The foundation of peace will be to enable moral leadership guided by:
Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God’s love by
loving our neighbors as ourselves.
I am proud of the courageous Unitarian Universalist social change
champions such as suffragist Susan B Anthony, civil rights leader Whitney
Young, diplomat Adlai Stevenson, and American Red Cross founder Clara
Barton. I dream that UUCG will listen and blaze a unique and effective path to
peace.
~Bruce Leonard
