Spiritual Themes>Longing for Belonging|Quest Article
From Your Minister – September 2014
One of the ways that we create spiritual or theological common ground is so simple it’s almost embarrassing: We agree to do so. We make a commitment to each other to create a space that is held in common. In religious language, these commitments are called covenants. In the Bible, covenants are between people and God.
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Covenants are intentional. / Covenants are audacious. / Covenants are a promise / that can change our lives / together in this faith.
Read MoreREsources for Living
As someone who grew up Unitarian Universalist, I have to admit that there are some disadvantages to being a UU kid. It’s hard enough just getting people through the ten syllables of Unitarian Universalist. But if you manage that task then the inevitable follow-up question is: “What do you believe?”
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Poem by Hafiz (c.1325 – c.1389)
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Some among us are asking, “Is there a center to Unitarian Universalism?” Do we have a theological center? And why are we asking about this? When did pluralism become a problem?
Read MoreStreets to Dwell In
I trust that most of you remember Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood, perhaps as well as I do. Mr. Rogers knew his neighbors—people who dropped by his home all the time to share some useful tidbit of information.
Read MorePledging Our Troth
As a religious heritage bonded not by creed, confession or common prayer, but by covenant, Unitarian Universalists vow to stay at the table long enough to understand one another and mold a viable community.
Read MoreBehaving, Believing, Belonging
It is astonishing how certain human bonds are able to transcend time and place. Early one year, my brother Chuck made contact—on the Internet, no less—with a long lost relative in Iceland.
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When do you feel as if you—your opinions, your experiences, your beliefs—matter? And when do you feel as if you are marginal, that you and your life are invisible?
Read MoreAmbiguity
What are you? Are you a man? A woman? Person of color? Are you straight or gay, able or disabled, citizen, immigrant, settler? Are you legal or illegal? Do you belong here?
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