https://www.facebook.com/CLFUU/videos/1369306743206247/
https://www.facebook.com/CLFUU/videos/1369306743206247/
Sharing this again! Where’s the main part of our “churches”? What is our focus? How are we “built” and what is it important to remember about our movable, ever-evolving, parts?
“The mark of spiritual maturity is the ability to deal with paradox...” Rev. Jaelynn Pema-la Scott
This week on The VUU, in addition to calling us to be more embracing of our transgender and queer siblings and varieties of trans theologies, we are called to embrace ministries, rituals and paths that embody and celebrate our unique spiritualities within and beyond our existing faith traditions.
Speaking about being in the margins of faith, spiritually and theology, Rev. Jaelynn Pema-la Scott says, "Everything we do is revolutionary. Anything that we develop and hold true to ourselves is liberative ... Anytime I pray it is an act of revolution. It is activism. Anytime I declare myself a minister and say that my ordination is valid and that I hold wisdom and truth, that is an act of resistance.”May each journey, mysterious and divine, be blessed.
Join us at Common Ground Fair
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018
Women With Wings sings at 11:00AM in the Folk Arts Tent
For more information about the Fair, visit MOFGA
Visit HERE for more information about Women With Wings
May we take time today to intentionally embody Peace.
May Peace be with us as we waken to another day of Life.
May Peace be our Guide as we interact with others.
May Peace hold us in compassion should our fears and sorrows be winning the moment.
May Peace shepherd us forward towards our triumphs and joys.
May Peace preside in our hearts, where the Holy Quiet merges with our deepest desires.
May Peace make us whole, even as the world is made whole by Peace.
Blessed Be.
Amen.
In my thesis many years ago, I delved into the power of prayer and cited Gregg Braden’s work among others. It is a topic of many of my sermons, indeed, my personal credo is Living Life as a Payer. In this video, Tara Brach offers similar lessons regarding the nature of prayer, mature prayer, mindful prayer that really resonates:
#TaraBrach
What a joy to be embraced by the Universalist Unitarian Church of Waterville, Maine to lead their water communion service this year!
The Winds of Summer: a Water Communion Service to Gather The Beloved Community
Tuesday, September 18th – UU Mystics Zoom group Theme: The Search for Truth. 9:00pm Eastern.
Visit the UU Mystics Newsletter for more information on this month’s theme, and questions related to the Zoom sessions.
Today, may we also say a prayer for the many names that do not appear on any memorial and the ones that remain unspoken aloud due to the fear that exists in our country. May those grieving the loss of such loved ones find warmth in the embrace of those they can trust with their truth. May our planet usher in a time when all are safe and welcome and free.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 – Theology and Mysticism. 9:00pm Eastern. UU Mystics Zoom group will use Brother David Steindl-Rast’s article on The Mystical Core of Organized Religion as the springboard for discussion: What is the relationship between theology and mysticism?
https://gratefulness.org/resource/dsr-mystical-core-religion/