“Resilience is really a secular word for what religion was trying to say with the word faith. Without a certain ability to let go, to trust, to allow, we won’t get to any new place.” —Richard Rohr What a time we live in. Perils abound. Global warming. Political upheaval. Fascism re-emerging. Uncertainty teeters over our … Continue reading Out of The Rabbit Hole
We explore what we mean when we say community, moving beyond personal preference or attachment to consider the shared responsibilities that hold a moral and spiritual community together. OOS for website 2-1-26
The dream offers vision and hope. Waking up asks for attention and endurance. In a world that feels increasingly exhausting, we explore how we remain awake to truth, care, and responsibility without losing heart or withdrawing from one another. OOS 1-25-26
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” —Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We gather to remember not only the movement Dr. King helped lead, but the soul from which it sprang. He was a dreamer, yes, but also a preacher, a father, a theologian. Today we listen not … Continue reading The Radical Love of Dr. King
We explore resistance as a living practice that includes rest, listening and patience as sources of strength. Beneath every visible act of endurance lives a quiet underside where renewal forms and courage gathers for the work ahead.
In these days, resistance often means pushing back against the forces of tyranny, actions needed to preserve and protect sacred rights that are under attack by unconscionable, ruthless actors. While several strategies hold promise, perhaps the most effective tool we as Unitarian Universalists can use to push back is right before our eyes, if we … Continue reading Spirituality and Resistance – What’s to Be Done
Join Laurie Singer and many readers from our congregation for our Poetry Celebration. click here to attend via zoom
Our annual Christmas Eve worship service celebrates, in the light of the story of the birth of Jesus, the rebirth of hope. The service includes readings from Christian and Muslim traditions and more. We hear the prophetic words of Maya Angelou and Howard Thurman. And, of course, we light candles and sing “Silent Night.”
Every tradition marks this night because it speaks to something essential in our human experience. The Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere is when darkness reaches its fullness and the light begins again. The message invites reflection on endurance, imagination, and the ways we carry light forward for one another when certainty feels distant. OOS … Continue reading The Longest Night
As this service was on a snowy day, John Fisher graciously reflected with us about Jacob as Melissa O’Brien couldn’t be with us. We experience an interesting confluence this week with the start of Hanukkah and the arrival of the shortest day of the year. Both are stories of light, courage, and renewal—seasonal and spiritual … Continue reading The Story of Jacob- with John Fisher