Topic: Renewal

The Deep Well

In ancient communities well was a sacred center that sustained and nurtured the community. What sustains us? Where and how do we find nurture particularly during the dry seasons of life?   Click on this link to view the videos of our service on YouTube: Video Link Click on this link to view our YouTube … Continue reading The Deep Well

Keeping the Faith: Self-forgiveness and Accountability

This Sunday, we’ll explore ideas of personal and communal accountability. Is self-forgiveness possible–or appropriate?–in the face of our current collective come-uppance? Or perhaps it’s all right to make space for self-forgiveness, while still making concrete amends for our many sins: against the environment, the marginalized, the vulnerable, and those we have wounded in our own … Continue reading Keeping the Faith: Self-forgiveness and Accountability

Keeping the Faith: Renewing Our Deep Covenants

I chose the series title “Keeping the Faith” because the liturgical calendar we follow names September’s theme to be “Renewal.” As Unitarian Universalists, covenants of right action and relationship lie at the heart of our faith in its deepest roots, from its ancient history to the unfolding present and future. To renew covenant is to … Continue reading Keeping the Faith: Renewing Our Deep Covenants

Keeping the Faith: Rescuing Ourselves from Moral Outrage

One natural response of many Unitarian Universalists to the worsening Covid crisis is anger–even rage. How do we use the energy of our anger without drowning ourselves in moral righteousness? Click on this link to view a video of our service on YouTube: Video Link Click on this link to view our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/CommunityUUChurchofPlano