Message by Dacia Reid Moment of Perspective – Covenant – AJ Fox The opening words are “The Task of the Religious Community,” by retired UU minister, Mark Morrison-Reed. It is drawn from Morrison-Reed’s book, Black Pioneers in a White Denomination. The central task of the religious community is to unveil the bonds that bind each … Continue reading We All Live Downstream: Exploring Covenant in Our Lives

Message by Colleen Appel Moment of Perspective – The 8th Principle – AJ Fox Our opening words have been called “The Unseen Skeleton” and come from Isabelle Wilkerson’s book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.  We in the developed world are like homeowners who inherited a house on a piece of land that is beautiful … Continue reading Me and the Eighth Principle: Going From White Oblivion to White Awareness

Moment of Perspective – Our Seventh Principle – AJ Fox The opening words are Praise the World in All its Pain and Blessing, by Maureen Killoran. We are called today, from the midst of pain and challenge, we are called to praise the world. From a world that appears broken, we are called to praise … Continue reading Respect for the Interdependent Web of All Existence of Which We Are a Part – Our Seventh Principle

Message by Emmie Seaman The opening words are by the Commission on Common Worship. From the fragmented world of our everyday livesWe gather together in search of wholenessBy many cares and preoccupationsBy diverse and selfish aimsAre we separated from one anotherAnd divided within ourselvesYet we knew that no branch is utterly severedFrom the Tree of … Continue reading The Goal of World Community With Peace, Liberty, and Justice For All – Our Sixth Principle

Message by Babs Garcia Moment of Perspective – Democracy and Meeting the Needs of the People – AJ Fox The opening words are Be About the Work, by Andrea Hawkins-Kamper. May we see all as it is, and may it all be as we see it.May we be the ones to make it as it … Continue reading The Right of Conscience and the Use of the Democratic Process – Our Fifth Principle

Message by Charles Gray Moment of Perspective – Our Fourth Principle and Our Children – Farrow Carson The opening words are The Great Teachers in Life by Jason Cook. We seekers are on a quest:A quest to discover truth and meaning.Sometimes we think we’ve found it—Wrapped up, glimmering with newnessStraight off the intellectual assembly line.All … Continue reading Historical Modes of Thought and the Future – Our Fourth Principle

Message by AJ Fox with a video from Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray Please click the link below to watch the full video:https://vimeo.com/723579702/46d06b4c8b?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=87370104 Our opening words this morning are titled “In Honor” and come from Amanda Schuber. In honor of the risk takers, those that hold the vision with clarity and charge forward with optimism even in … Continue reading Acceptance and Encouragement of Spiritual Growth – Our Third Principle

Message by Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman Moment of Perspective – The Big Orange Splot – AJ Fox The Big Orange Splot – Written and Illustrated by Daniel Manus Pinkwater The opening words are The Heart Knoweth, by Ralph Waldo Emerson. We have a great deal more kindness than is ever spoken.The whole human family is bathed … Continue reading Inherent Worth and Dignity: Our First Principle