The late Bishop Ken Untener (Roman Catholic) said: “We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.” We borrow these words of wisdom as we continue our journey toward becoming Good and Worthy Ancestors.

We will consider the proposed 8th Principle: To affirm and promote journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institution.

Although presidential administrations come and go, the systems that create them continue. Our work to restore democracy and foster more compassion and justice is just beginning.

The UU “Side With Love” campaign invites us to explore how our faith invites us into relationship with others to promote compassion, equity, and justice in our world. Between now and Valentine’s Day, how can we bring more love into the world?

Our beloved community is a place for considered imagining – what new
things will we bring to light?

Do you notice? Circles are cropping up everywhere! What are we to
make of this new/old way of being together?

We are at the cusp of something new, a paradigm shift, if we will but have the courage to lead.

The days before Christmas are often over-full, but the nights invite us into stillness and quiet waiting. More than a mere prelude to the ‘main event,’ these dark hours are filled with possibility and wonder.

The Hebrew scriptures describe that yearning this way: As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul
thirsts for God, for the living God. (Psalm 42) When that feeling creeps up on us, what’s a religious naturalist, humanist or atheist to do.

Thanksgiving is over, Advent is yet to come. We are in the liminal space between stories. The ‘space between’ can be rich with insights and possibilities. What is unfolding in your in-between?