Exploring the foundations and implications of equity as a spiritual and religious value. Where does our commitment to equity come from? What might a commitment to equity look like in our individual and communal lives?

On the one hundred tenth anniversary of the birth of Rosa Parks, we explore the story of justice, in the sense that our understanding, aspiration, and compassion are bound by the stories we are able to tell and the stories we are able to hear.

A new articulation of the purpose of the Unitarian Universalist Association proclaims that the UUA “will actively engage its members in the transformation of the world through liberating love.” Today we explore the relationship between love and freedom and liberation, and consider how putting love at the center of our values makes a difference.

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. described the goal of those working for justice as “beloved community.” While we can fairly easily think about “community” as something we can accomplish, but thinking of “belovedness” as an accomplishment doesn’t come so easily. Today we explore combining community with belovedness as a social justice goal and … Continue reading Doing Beloved Community

In the light of the story of the birth of Jesus, we nurture the re-birth of hope and pray for peace in our time.

Contemplating mystery can be a rewarding spiritual practice. What role might respecting mystery have in guiding our relationships with others?

As the nights approach the longest night, we come into the presence of darkness and the limits of what we think we know. Pico Iyer said once, “The opposite of knowledge isn’t always ignorance. It can be wonder. Or mystery. Possibility.”

Speaker: Rev. Joe Cleveland | The barriers of habit and self-protection that we of necessity put up to navigate the world sometimes keep us from the sacredness of the world. Today we explore how we might cultivate a vulnerability to awe as a spiritual practice, and how this might give us access to a greater … Continue reading Vulnerable to Awe

Generosity is one of the values identified as fundamental to Unitarian Universalism in the new statement of values and commitments Unitarian Universalists are trying out. As this statement describes what generosity means to a Unitarian Universalist faith or theology, generosity is linked with gratitude and with a realization of mutuality or interconnectedness. Perhaps most profoundly, … Continue reading Generosity and Hope

Music helps us to acknowledge what we feel and lifts our spirits. Music helps us rest, and music helps us keep moving. Today we give thanks for music.