Out of our brokenness, we cry out for wholeness. Out of our injury, we cry out for healing. Leonard Cohen’s song of this title captures the depth of despair and of hope — too little acknowledged in our optimistic faith tradition.
All too often, our relationships falter because we’re not really “hearing” one another (in some deep sense). Deep listening is a technique or, better, a way of life that helps us hear by learning to listen fully with our hearts, listen without judging or … read more.
We share our stories that water has touched our lives at this virtual service. Water symbolizes the renewal of life in the middle of drought – but it also packs an elemental punch in floods and storms.
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A number of religious traditions teach that there are times and experiences when the barrier between past and future, between heaven and earth, and between the living and the dead become “thin.” These are times of change and opportunity — … read more.
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We are living in a weird sort of time, between past ways of leading our lives that may never return and a future that opens new possibilities. Like other threshold moments in … read more.
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The stories of the last days in the life of Jesus tell of his arrest and crucifixion as Passover began. In his death, Jesus forgave those who tortured … read more.
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Our Unitarian Universalist Service Committee is celebrating its 80th Birthday this year. The organization was founded to help refugees fleeing from Nazi persecution … read more.
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Find us on Facebook! Adherents of this tradition have searched deeply in many different religious traditions to learn how they are united by a common human yearning to experience the divine. What might we learn … read more.
Money is more often associated with folly than with wisdom, and we are told that loving it is the root of all evil. Or is there more to the story?
We advise kids (and each other!) to hang in there no matter what. But what happens when some have it easy and some have it hard?
