229 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2022–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/sermons-from-first-parish-unitarian-universalist-of-arlingto.html
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May 29, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Civic LifeGrief & LamentGod the Father / Creator
“Being a manufacturer of nuclear submarines, it is not unusual to be sitting on the beach four blocks from my home and see the fairies go back and for…”
May 22, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist IdentityParenting & Children
“As a teen, I used to go to a high school earlier in the year, under the guidance of are then youth program coordinator Krista and the older.”
May 15, 2026 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingGender & Sexuality / InclusionIndigenous Justice & Land
“How do you go back to equina and be in community and maybe forget the things you learn in public school.”
May 8, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & Belonging
May 1, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentInterdependence & NatureChurch Life & Membership
“After all, it is so important, of value that you may have noticed that Reverend Jennifer chose the phrase interdependently, yours, as his seventh pri…”
Apr 24, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingReason & Free InquiryCreation Care
“Al Gore, in his movie called An Inconvenient Truth, uses the same analogy to talk about global warming and climate change and, and the argument was t…”
Apr 17, 2026 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeChurch Life & MembershipUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Let's not forget that there was a time when women were not ministers, when they didn't sit on the parish committee, when they were not trustees and w…”
Apr 10, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Immigration & RefugeFaith & DoubtResurrection & Easter
“And when the Protestant Reformation came about, the Lutheran start, it was constant.”
Apr 3, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Thanksgiving & HarvestFriendship & BelongingRacial Justice
“In the wake of a great demonstration yesterday, a coming together of millions of individual Souls, each one fell to call to be present to raise a voi…”
Mar 27, 2026 · connected common experience
Earth-Centered SpiritualityFriendship & BelongingCreation Care
“We choose to be a liberal religious community, support one another through the changes in our lives and challenged the excesses of our time.”
Mar 16, 2026 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Friendship & BelongingMarriageThanksgiving & Harvest
“I invite you to settle into a comfortable position that allows your breath to flow freely through.”
Mar 16, 2026 · unitarian universalism
HumanismGrief & LamentRacial Justice
“Are you leadership, or need it now more than hello?”
Mar 16, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Stewardship & GivingNoah & the FloodFriendship & Belonging
“Right, but whatever it is, is there a third party to Bear witness to this Covenant?”
Mar 16, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingImmigration & RefugeIdentity & Worth
Feb 20, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeGrief & LamentBeloved Community
“Amidst it all, it is no joke to feel grief deeply, especially when there is, but I think it helps when we know and remember that in part, the last pa…”
Feb 10, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityRacial JusticeEvangelism & Mission
“In order for this call to be successful, an organization named March, or multi-faith anti-racism, change and healing, is a pro queer group of multira…”
Feb 3, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Peace & NonviolenceUnitarian Universalist IdentityFear & Anxiety
Feb 2, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingAbraham & IsaacFaith & Civic Life
“Abraham Lincoln pondered with tensions Rising, with confederate Representatives knocking at his door, with streams of job Seekers crowding into the W…”
Feb 2, 2026 · uu spiritual principles
Racial JusticeFriendship & BelongingFaith & Civic Life
“But the action was successful in the sense that we drew a lot of attention to, both through traditional media and social media, to what is happening…”
Feb 1, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingGender & Sexuality / InclusionService & Spiritual Gifts
“And then, when the chair of the social justice committee was asked about how come the the banners and the science student, she said: well, I thought…”
Jan 21, 2026 · uu spiritual principles
Advent & ChristmasGrief & LamentWork & Vocation
“Many of us are also grateful for the opportunity to take a break, to recharge our mind, body and spirit during the holidays, whether it is through fa…”
Jan 21, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Evangelism & Mission
Jan 21, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasContemplative Prayer & SilenceJoy & Gratitude
“Give this Christmas away, and I think we could come up with so many more examples about the power of love and what we could do with our tiny hands if…”
Jan 7, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Advent & ChristmasFriendship & BelongingPeace & Nonviolence
Dec 22, 2025 · christmas and easter
Advent & ChristmasBaptism & CommunionNew Year & Watch Night
“And Scrooge made their way across of London to a much more crowded and run-down part of town, until they stopped at a door.”
Dec 16, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasSin & RepentanceUnitarian Universalist Identity
“I'm going to buy whatever that has Christmas tree I want and I'm going to decorate it with ornaments that bring me joy and that has special meaning,…”
Dec 15, 2025 · power between ideas
Grief & LamentSuffering & PerseveranceImmigration & Refuge
“And yet, when we gather together as a Beloved Community, we do not carry.”
Dec 5, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Prayer & DevotionGrief & LamentMarriage
Nov 24, 2025 · power between ideas
Joy & GratitudeSpiritual GrowthFaith & Doubt
Nov 17, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsPeace & NonviolenceCreation Care
“Or I could have rushed that rebound process and thought to myself: do you know, if only I could start dating again, find the that would solve all my…”
Nov 17, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudePluralism & InterfaithFaith & Civic Life
“As Unitarian universalists, we have seven values that guide Justice, Equity, transformation, pluralism, interdependence, generosity, and see those va…”
Nov 17, 2025 · power between ideas
Grief & LamentDating & Godly RelationshipsEvangelism & Mission
“Right, and this is what some may call one change and one death and one dying after another, again Perpetual perishing.”
Oct 28, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareHumanismHope & Encouragement
“I need a new sources of spiritual nourishment to move me to action from a place of Despair.”
Oct 21, 2025 · power between ideas
Friendship & Belonging
Oct 13, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CarePoverty & CompassionFaith & Doubt
Oct 6, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Forgiveness & ReconciliationFriendship & BelongingPeace & Nonviolence
“Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome to First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington, Arlington liberal religious community.”
Oct 1, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentFriendship & BelongingChurch Life & Membership
“Do all five stages in your grief get smaller, but that's not really how it works.”
Sep 23, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Sin & RepentanceSuffering & PerseveranceGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“How can we go inside, do some introspective and figure out how to tell our truth in love when is broken or fallen short of right, or be able to accep…”
Sep 23, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
DanielGrief & LamentFriendship & Belonging
“I had a meeting with Reverend Jennifer, I had emails to respond to, I had a pastoral appointment at the membership committee Retreat and I wanted to…”
Sep 15, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingGrief & LamentFear & Anxiety
“Once upon a time, once upon a, many times, and over and over, the waters came together, having touched Our Lives, the cool refreshment on our lips on…”
Sep 9, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingSuffering & PerseveranceBible & Exposition
Aug 29, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
MarriageThanksgiving & HarvestGrief & Lament
“Enter into 2 minutes, a pilgrimage through Golden Gate Park to Ocean Beach- perhaps the least imaginative name for a beach to watch the sunset turn i…”
Aug 22, 2025 · more than it appears
Evangelism & MissionDating & Godly RelationshipsPeace & Nonviolence
Aug 14, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareSalvation & GraceFear & Anxiety
Aug 4, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentFear & AnxietyFriendship & Belonging
Aug 4, 2025 · power between ideas
Fear & AnxietyNoah & the FloodEvangelism & Mission
Jul 23, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
MarriageFriendship & BelongingLoneliness & Isolation
Jul 23, 2025 · families and relationships
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionPluralism & InterfaithThanksgiving & Harvest
“Is it Jewish woman and a Unitarian Christian man seeking a spiritual Community where we could both feel welcome and in?”
Jul 10, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Evangelism & MissionFriendship & BelongingGrief & Lament
“But somewhere deep inside I held onto the hope that maybe healing didn't have to be a prerequisite for belonging, that this faith could hold people n…”
Jul 2, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Evangelism & MissionFriendship & BelongingFear & Anxiety
“The Many, Many conflicts: the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Israel Hamas War, ongoing conflict in Syria following their Civil War, ongoing civil w…”
Jun 27, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
The FallBaptism & CommunionGrief & Lament
“Remind us of our network of loved ones all around us, all those here at home.”
Jun 25, 2025 · families and relationships
MarriageUnitarian Universalist IdentitySuffering & Perseverance
“We encourage each other on our spiritual Journeys, support one another through the changes in our lives and injustices of our time, call to love, to…”
Jun 12, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionFriendship & BelongingThanksgiving & Harvest
“First pride parade in Ukraine took place in 2013, just 12 years ago.”
Jun 3, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Church Life & MembershipGrief & LamentSin & Repentance
“We choose, we choose, to be a liberal religious community, support one another through the changes in our lives and challenged the excesses of our ti…”
May 28, 2025 · power between ideas
Racial JusticeSuffering & PerseveranceCreation Care
“The new EPA administrator appointed by President Trump has promised to drive, quote a dagger Straight Into the Heart of the climate change butt.”
May 21, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityGrief & LamentFriendship & Belonging
“A leader said the resentment of the people, blamed a minority population for its troubles, sent people from their homes, arranged large military para…”
May 14, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeSin & RepentanceUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Call to meet the Rage of Injustice not only with protests, but with call to resist the temptation of Despair and instead to choose again and again.”
May 8, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentEvangelism & MissionImmigration & Refuge
Apr 28, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Poverty & CompassionThanksgiving & HarvestUnitarian Universalist Identity
“For many years I had been interested in the work of the Unitarian Universalist service committee, but never really saw an intersection with my work,…”
Apr 25, 2025 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionCrucifixion & AtonementMarriage
“I am alluding to anti-Semitism, vaccinations, fluoride in our water supply, diversity and inclusion programs, government and efficiency and deportati…”
Apr 14, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipFaith & DoubtSin & Repentance
“Recoveries from hardships, deliverances from tight places bring to our hearts and Minds The Miraculous turns we have known, the Comforts and kindness…”
Apr 7, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Joy & Gratitude
Mar 31, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentFriendship & BelongingEvangelism & Mission
“I had flown to Florida to attend my grandmother's funeral service.”
Mar 24, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
JonahAddiction & RecoveryBaptism & Communion
“How do I pray, o Giver of unearned Grace, take the clay of our lives, are bruised hearts and fearful minds, are courage and our comp form a hold.”
Mar 17, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Unitarian Universalist IdentityAdvent & ChristmasLent & Holy Week
“And do you perhaps realize that our high schoolers, at the end of every Sunday evening, after their candles of joy and sorrow sharing ritual down in…”
Mar 3, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeGrief & LamentThanksgiving & Harvest
“2nd, and fairness to Blake, the words of the him are not taken directly from his poem.”
Feb 24, 2025 · families and relationships
Stewardship & GivingImmigration & RefugeFear & Anxiety
“And in the 1960s daughter of a Mexican immigrant that have new meaning today, the daughter of a Mexican immigrant, Joan Baez, took the song to Madrid…”
Feb 20, 2025 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentFriendship & BelongingBaptism & Communion
“I once that with a woman and had a conversation about her memorial service, where she wanted to have it, who she wanted to officiate, which him she w…”
Feb 10, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Civic LifeMatthewRacial Justice
Feb 3, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Thanksgiving & HarvestDanielUnitarian Universalist Identity
“We pray for those whose names were red and printed in the order of service and those who are mourning and making their way without in the lonely mome…”
Jan 27, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Civic LifeFaith & DoubtImmigration & Refuge
“We, my best, love this country of ours, particularly when we do not like the polit in his prose poem, American wandering Blanco, or first generation…”
Jan 23, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingFaith & DoubtSpiritual Growth
“Welcoming, welcoming to all the encourage each other on our spiritual Journeys, support one another through the changes in our lives and challenged t…”
Jan 15, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
New Year & Watch NightFear & AnxietyAdvent & Christmas
Jan 6, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasUnitarian Universalist IdentityAddiction & Recovery
“12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous is the idea of needed Sal, and the admission to receive such one first has to approach ones illness with humility.”
Jan 2, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Fear & AnxietyThanksgiving & HarvestFriendship & Belonging
Dec 27, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Advent & ChristmasLent & Holy WeekAbraham & Isaac
“May we each be remind of posib that the Ark of the universe will bend towards just that an infant all infants might be and that love will break.”
Dec 23, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareEarth-Centered SpiritualitySin & Repentance
“At the darkest times, we still honor the Wise Old Pine by hanging jewels and lights in their branches and on the longest night of all, Badger still c…”
Dec 16, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Creation CareFaith & Civic LifePrayer & Devotion
Dec 16, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasFriendship & Belonging
“Shimmer, Finland, Iceland and Elsewhere, on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, people like candles and string lights along the graves of loved ones to…”
Dec 9, 2024 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingGrief & LamentMarriage
“We choose, we choose to be a liberal religious community, support one another through the changes in our lives and challenged the excesses of our tim…”
Dec 2, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareHope & EncouragementFaith & Doubt
Nov 25, 2024 · power between ideas
Grief & LamentThanksgiving & HarvestMarriage
“In 1965 Arlo had a Thanksgiving dinner that couldn't be beat at his friend Alice's house.”
Nov 18, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeGrief & LamentBible & Exposition
“This past week, I held close the voice of one of our children from last Sunday who said that the Beloved Community, which is Martin Luther King's phr…”
Nov 12, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Civic LifeFriendship & BelongingRacial Justice
“As recently as the early 2010s, the most contentious disagreements between Democrats and Republicans revolved around matters such as health care refo…”
Nov 4, 2024 · school age stories
Church Life & MembershipWork & VocationRacial Justice
“Carey had reached out to the staff at the high school and the new director of social studies, Michael kozik, was eager to pull something together: re…”
Oct 28, 2024 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentCreation CareSin & Repentance
“Now in the, and I say as I drop: the Life Begins, life ends, life goes all, and I remember the children playing in the memorial.”
Oct 21, 2024 · families and relationships
Loneliness & IsolationFriendship & BelongingPoverty & Compassion
“Shira is a senior at Harvard and the founder of The Institute and the Israel Palestine hotline, a service that provides well-researched answers to qu…”
Oct 15, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Immigration & RefugeDisability & BelongingPluralism & Interfaith
“They went not just because of curiosity, but also with the recognition that Hinduism might Aid them in their own spiritual play received.”
Oct 7, 2024 · power between ideas
Grief & LamentForgiveness & ReconciliationFaith & Mental Health
“Because it was the last project he and his daughter agreed they would take on a baby sister, inconsolable without her closest friend, was now tasked…”
Sep 30, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentFear & AnxietyIdentity & Worth
“Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome to First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington, Arlington liberal religious community.”
Sep 23, 2024 · power between ideas
Faith & Civic LifeImmigration & RefugeLoneliness & Isolation
Sep 16, 2024 · connected common experience
Creation CareFriendship & BelongingFaith & Civic Life
Sep 9, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Poverty & CompassionFriendship & BelongingAdvent & Christmas
“Looking back, I think that little boy and I both felt here together, you and I, aspiring to be a Beloved Community.”
Sep 1, 2024 · families and relationships
Creation CareFriendship & Belonging
“1988 testimony before Congress warning of impending climate change.”
Aug 26, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Interdependence & NatureThanksgiving & HarvestDisability & Belonging
“As we all share one planet, we attempt to meet each other's needs as we build toward Liberation, without always reaching for State solutions that the…”
Aug 19, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareThanksgiving & HarvestElijah
Aug 12, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareBeloved CommunityRacial Justice
“And the next week I was back at work at the computer in a small hot room in an attic, scanning and devouring the news and thinking about the climate…”
Jul 28, 2024 · families and relationships
Immigration & RefugeFriendship & BelongingAdvent & Christmas
Jul 21, 2024 · uu spiritual principles
Creation CareFear & AnxietyThanksgiving & Harvest
“After white Northerners and Southerners restitched by developing new ways to subjugate, for the first three quarters of the 20th century, the United…”
Jul 15, 2024 · power between ideas
MarriageGrief & LamentGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“It, is the gift of the energy that we no longer need to spend hiding from.”
Jul 8, 2024 · families and relationships
Parenting & ChildrenForgiveness & ReconciliationChurch Life & Membership
Jul 1, 2024 · uu spiritual principles
Thanksgiving & HarvestElijahService & Spiritual Gifts
Jun 24, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingEvangelism & MissionPrayer & Devotion
“Individually and collectively, we face and bear witness to many challenges in the world.”
Jun 17, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingSin & RepentanceBaptism & Communion
“And Dave, one of my dearest friends, was sleeping and writing a lot as he worked through the radiation surgery, chemo, more surgery and more radiatio…”
Jun 11, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionFear & AnxietyDating & Godly Relationships
“In the 90s here this was a really big deal, and our original welcoming congregation committee worked hard to make sure that vote went through, and it…”
Jun 5, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingGrief & LamentFear & Anxiety
“It can be hard to slow down or Focus or not, wildly look around the room, so it helps me to put my feet on the floor, take a deep breath, close or lo…”
May 28, 2024 · school age stories
Creation CareChurch Life & MembershipJoy & Gratitude
“I am the bean that started out as a seed before my ancestors could even actualize who and what I. I am the tree that grew, that my ancestors knew the…”
May 20, 2024 · uu spiritual principles
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & BelongingReason & Free Inquiry
“As a religious, I dream of a religious community where we are greeted and seen, known and recognized, each of us with all our stories and are crazy i…”
May 13, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Doubt
May 6, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeRacial JusticePoverty & Compassion
“And I teach a New England School of Law class, I teach a Suffolk University class and I always start off every class I teach and I overwhelmed my stu…”
Apr 29, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Evangelism & MissionFriendship & BelongingGrief & Lament
“Our missteps and our Temptations to succumb to blame, to Self Doubt, to anger, help us in the week and days ahead, to choose the greater good, to kee…”
Apr 22, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Stewardship & GivingLent & Holy WeekFriendship & Belonging
“And and to accomplish all of that- and we try to find some superb volunteers to run a stewardship campaign, like Marie material and Amy Speer have re…”
Apr 16, 2024 · connected common experience
Racial JusticeBaptism & CommunionGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“In order to create the Beloved Community, we must tell the stories not just of the dominant culture which, in these United States, has been the story…”
Apr 8, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingBaptism & CommunionJoy & Gratitude
“It also means that we belong to each other, even when there are differences between us.”
Apr 1, 2024 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Crucifixion & AtonementLent & Holy WeekWorship & Praise
“Easter can be a problem in ways both cultural and I grew up a skeptic, but going to theological school opened my mind and my.”
Mar 25, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingGrief & LamentChurch Life & Membership
“Can we often get ourselves into all kinds of Notch when we tried to deny or suppress?”
Mar 18, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyCreation CareFriendship & Belonging
Mar 11, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Identity & WorthPeace & NonviolenceMarriage
“We choose, we, we choose, to be liberal religious community.”
Mar 5, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Stewardship & GivingFaith & Civic LifeService & Spiritual Gifts
“Everyone gets a letter asking for their pledge amount and some special folks will be contacted by a volunteer Steward and they will talk to us about…”
Feb 26, 2024 · power between ideas
DanielChurch Life & MembershipThe Fall
“This new task force was formed Under the Umbrella of the social justice committee.”
Feb 19, 2024 · families and relationships
Faith & Mental HealthImmigration & RefugeFear & Anxiety
“In my first morning in Ukraine, I met two Dorcas psychotherapists around a conference table at the organizations.”
Feb 12, 2024 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Service & Spiritual GiftsCreation CareFaith & Mental Health
“Be with those who have mental health challenges, those who support family members or friends who are mentally play, hold close those who are living w…”
Feb 5, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Prayer & DevotionBeloved CommunityFriendship & Belonging
“Skilled volunteer finishers wrap up the project and return them to their intended knitted blankets, moving through the postal service so that a griev…”
Jan 29, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Prayer & DevotionFear & AnxietyRacial Justice
“Because if you start to deflect or diminish praise- and it means you're basically telling somebody that they're experience was, and that's that- that…”
Jan 22, 2024 · uu spiritual principles
Immigration & RefugeFaith & Civic LifeFriendship & Belonging
“He marched for civil rights for African-Americans, calling it praying with my.”
Jan 16, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & RefugeGod the Father / CreatorPeace & Nonviolence
Jan 8, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentSuffering & PerseveranceInterdependence & Nature
“Nearly 3,000 years ago, the writers of the Psalms provided an answer that has reverberated Through the Ages.”
Jan 2, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
4th Principle: Free & Responsible SearchPeace & NonviolenceChurch Life & Membership
“I'm at just completed my first year as a member of First Parish, and this poem is motivated in part by my having visited the places in the Middle Eas…”
Dec 27, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasImmigration & RefugeFriendship & Belonging
“Greetings to Asylum Seekers, undocumented persons and all those who feel homeless this night.”
Dec 18, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasFriendship & BelongingPrayer & Devotion
“Each night we ate dinner around the table in the dining room and all of us learned to eat what we were.”
Dec 11, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasGender & Sexuality / InclusionHumanism
“Active prayer of care for our prayer, of anticipation, of the gradual lengthening of the prayer to remind us that the darkness comes before the dawn…”
Dec 11, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Immigration & RefugeFriendship & BelongingAdvent & Christmas
“Arlington, we choose, we, we choose to be liberal religious community.”
Dec 4, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareGrief & LamentForgiveness & Reconciliation
“Someday I'll vote and serve on a jury, and while I don't plan on getting married until I'm old, I still want to.”
Nov 27, 2023 · readings books learning
Faith & Civic LifeGrief & LamentThanksgiving & Harvest
“I remember the sacredness of the land, walking out from the shelter of the Cave In The Dark Knight to see millions of stars, a night sky.”
Nov 20, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingPrayer & DevotionThanksgiving & Harvest
“Last month, Jewish people the world over celebrated, and there is also Shavuot, which is celebrating the spring and summer Harvest is the Festival of…”
Nov 13, 2023 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic Life7th Principle: Interdependent WebFear & Anxiety
Nov 6, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingReason & Free InquiryPoverty & Compassion
“Did you ask Brandon Park on yet another?”
Oct 30, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentMarriageImmigration & Refuge
“Jewish communities across the US have gathered together in anguish over the past month, many begging for the release of hostages, many calling for a…”
Oct 23, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Sin & RepentanceService & Spiritual GiftsPeace & Nonviolence
“Will your body still the clattering voice inside quiet you're beating soul to Spirit of Life.”
Oct 16, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentReason & Free InquiryCreation Care
“Along with the sources that I'm particularly, this statement was adopted by the general assembly of delegates from Unitarian Universalist congregatio…”
Oct 10, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Church Life & MembershipFriendship & BelongingPeace & Nonviolence
“Creating new zoning laws that could allow- could allow for, the addition of 7000 new housing units instead of the minimum requirement of this is a co…”
Oct 2, 2023 · power between ideas
Service & Spiritual GiftsThanksgiving & HarvestGrief & Lament
“Lift us from the despair that haunts our days, from the crises of our political system, the increasing effects of climate change felt in our daily li…”
Sep 25, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Thanksgiving & HarvestSin & RepentanceForgiveness & Reconciliation
Sep 18, 2023 · families and relationships
Unitarian Universalist IdentityBaptism & CommunionService & Spiritual Gifts
“First Parish has carried on this Legacy of liberal religious education for decades under the wise and skillful, skillful guidance of my predecessor,…”
Sep 11, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Creation CareFear & AnxietyLoneliness & Isolation
“3 weeks ago, when I walked down that aisle, I felt there I was at 6, 2, 5.”
Sep 3, 2023 · connected common experience
Creation CareFriendship & BelongingReason & Free Inquiry
“Tell us a carefully selected web of relationships, and let's avoid the narrow path of ambition and instead aim for contentment and joy in the present.”
Aug 29, 2023 · families and relationships
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeHope & Encouragement
Aug 21, 2023 · families and relationships
Creation CareSin & RepentanceService & Spiritual Gifts
“So here is a prayer that I like to say is my relationship to Mother Earth, who has been alive for 4 billion years, who is giving birth to millions of…”
Aug 14, 2023 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeCreation CareChurch Life & Membership
“However much they worry about climate change, people are not.”
Aug 7, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Grief & LamentThanksgiving & Harvest
“Be with us in our sorrow or all those struggling with serious illness, young and old, and body, or in spirit, The Afflicted, together with their care…”
Aug 2, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareJoy & GratitudeFaith & Doubt
Jul 23, 2023 · power between ideas
Hope & EncouragementFriendship & BelongingCreation Care
“As we strive to understand the world around us, we can gain energy and prepare for the work ahead.”
Jul 16, 2023 · families and relationships
Thanksgiving & HarvestParenting & ChildrenFriendship & Belonging
Jul 9, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Poverty & CompassionRacial JusticeFriendship & Belonging
“We choose on liberal religious community.”
Jul 2, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareFriendship & BelongingFear & Anxiety
“Hope she never learns how to peel oranges or how peeling oranges was giving someone and giving someone one means that I honestly love these slideshow…”
Jun 26, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Service & Spiritual GiftsSin & RepentanceDating & Godly Relationships
“In youth group we have a ritual that we engage in every Sunday night, called candles.”
Jun 20, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Poverty & CompassionEvangelism & MissionImmigration & Refuge
“Bear witness to our good intentions and help us manifest them to repair what is broken, nurture what is needy and celebrate what is for forgiveness o…”
Jun 6, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Prayer & DevotionGun Violence & SafetyFaith & Civic Life
“It's an opportunity for a youth to start on a path of self aw and to analyze their actions from a religious and, through you, welcomed into the next…”
May 30, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Identity & WorthBible & ExpositionStewardship & Giving
May 22, 2023 · families and relationships
Baptism & CommunionStewardship & GivingFaith & Civic Life
“At last Sunday morning, we blessed our high school sin and last night, at the final lock-in of the are, seniors were celebrated in a bridging ceremon…”
May 15, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingImmigration & RefugeWorship & Praise
“A democratized faith requires our courage in many ways.”
May 8, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
DanielCreation CareHope & Encouragement
“A few weeks ago, one of you came to tell me about something you had done more than 50 you still feel shame about never had you told a friend or even…”
May 1, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentJoy & GratitudeDaniel
“A few weeks ago, 100 people gathered on our meeting House lawn to affirm the teaching of lgbtq plus material in Arlington schools.”
Apr 24, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & RefugeIdentity & WorthRacial Justice
“But here we are well into the 21st century, and it turns out our theological anthropology of inherent worth and dignity is once again radical, profou…”
Apr 18, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionPeace & NonviolenceBaptism & Communion
Apr 10, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareJoy & GratitudePoverty & Compassion
“But oh how we try when we describe ourselves as a liberal religious community.”
Apr 3, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Shame & GuiltNoah & the FloodSalvation & Grace
“In Liberal spiritual communities, though, we are trying to model rather than tie our Salvation to our ability to improve or impress.”
Mar 28, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingJoy & GratitudeChurch Life & Membership
“As I grow, learning to draw creative inspiration from my life has been an important realization for me, and as I reflect on my past, I understand tha…”
Mar 28, 2023 · uu spiritual principles
Creation CareJesus: Life & TeachingsService & Spiritual Gifts
“One who calls us to goodness, caring, one, remembering what is good Sil, 10 or so years ago, members of what was then, or what was then called the cl…”
Mar 28, 2023 · power between ideas
Bible & ExpositionWorship & PraiseFriendship & Belonging
“Eliza, never married and eventually moved back into the household of her former Guardian, William Johnson Fox, as de facto house at the time, did not…”
Mar 28, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingParenting & ChildrenDaniel
“A few weeks ago, my boyfriend Daniel and I left town for a romantic getaway.”
Mar 28, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Stewardship & GivingService & Spiritual GiftsEvangelism & Mission
“In other words, The Pledge Drive really matters.”
Mar 28, 2023 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingRacial JusticeFaith & Mental Health
“I hope what I have communicated is that our democracy is both a home that we need to feel a sense of belonging in.”
Mar 28, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeNames & Titles of God
“Estabrook family records show that Joseph esterbrook I increase to his son Joseph III, and Joseph III will tan Prince Estabrook to his son, Benjamin,…”
Mar 28, 2023 · power between ideas
Racial JusticeFaith & DoubtGod the Father / Creator
“No, no games have been made in civil rights by 1968, the Civil Rights Movement had, yes one, some momentum: freedoms in public accommodations and vot…”
Mar 28, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingGrief & LamentMarriage
“We choose to be a liberal religious community, support one another through the changes in our lives and challenged the excesses of our time.”
Mar 28, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Evangelism & MissionImmigration & RefugeGod the Father / Creator
“In the beginning, God created the Heaven and the Earth in the Earth was without form and void and darkness was upon the face in the spirit of God mov…”
Mar 28, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & DoubtFriendship & BelongingThanksgiving & Harvest
“I came to realize that those relationships went a long way toward making me feel less like a stranger in Massachusetts and made Arlington start to fe…”
Mar 28, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasFriendship & BelongingCreation Care
“More stories that model for us the true Spirit of this day, tales that champion mutuality, and for that, in a nutshell, is the essence of a story tol…”
Mar 27, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityPeace & NonviolenceHumanism
Jan 23, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentThanksgiving & HarvestThe Kingdom of God
“Seek the kingdom of God, the Beloved Community, the presence of.”
Dec 5, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Advent & ChristmasGender & Sexuality / InclusionBible & Exposition
“Breath of Life, Spirit of thank you for the times.”
Nov 28, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Interdependence & NatureThanksgiving & HarvestEvangelism & Mission
“We are creatures in search of being seen, recognized, loved.”
Nov 14, 2022 · power between ideas
Thanksgiving & HarvestBible & ExpositionJoy & Gratitude
Nov 4, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Civic LifeFriendship & BelongingDating & Godly Relationships
“And at that point Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan how much we have reduced that store to Child's Play.”
Oct 26, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentFriendship & BelongingEvangelism & Mission
“Spiritual bypassing might sound like this: everything happens for a reason, or I'm not allowed to be angry or yearning is a waste of time, or I shoul…”
Oct 21, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
HumanismStewardship & GivingEarth-Centered Spirituality
“I remember during one of our annual stewardship drives, one of you saying that the most important, the most significant social justice program here a…”
Oct 11, 2022 · power between ideas
Thanksgiving & HarvestEarth-Centered SpiritualityFriendship & Belonging
“And that corn gave is the gift from the Creator that gave us that sustainability.”
Sep 30, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingParenting & ChildrenPoverty & Compassion
“We choose to be a liberal religious community, support one another through the changes in our lives and challenged the excesses and injustices of our…”
Sep 23, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingGrief & LamentSalvation & Grace
Sep 19, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingJoy & GratitudeGenesis
“A recognition that racism, police brutality, is literally Soul wrenching, stealing someone's god-given, that these systems around us are spiritually…”
Sep 12, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeFriendship & BelongingInterdependence & Nature
“For the tender reminder of climate change, for a sense of May, the spirit of these Waters, for the preciousness of water, for the memories of a mothe…”
Aug 29, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Immigration & RefugeFear & AnxietySin & Repentance
Aug 22, 2022 · power between ideas
Sin & RepentanceThe NativitySpiritual Growth
“I remember sitting with Dave in the pews here on Christmas Eve 2017 in the darkness of the sanctuary, listening to the story of Mary and Joseph and t…”
Aug 15, 2022 · spirituality in nature
Creation CareThanksgiving & HarvestPoverty & Compassion
“In the, we saw leaders both at home and around the world commit to A New Path forward to address the climate- what's the weather in Federal wildlife?”
Aug 8, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Loneliness & Isolation
Aug 2, 2022 · families and relationships
Hope & EncouragementBible & ExpositionGrief & Lament
“We choose, we, we choose to on liberal religious community.”
Jul 19, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Fear & AnxietyThanksgiving & HarvestInterdependence & Nature
“Be with us in our sadness or loneliness, our anger, and we might not lose sight of our inherent worth and we might be restored to our Birthright belo…”
Jul 12, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingRacial JusticeAnger
“We are held in the gentle Embrace of Earth by gravity, are subject to forces outside of our.”
Jul 5, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeHope & Encouragement
Jun 28, 2022 · families and relationships
Faith & Mental HealthGrief & LamentDivorce & Broken Relationships
“The rupture and the ensuing grief and pain left me feeling utterly unmoored.”
Jun 22, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareChurch Life & MembershipHope & Encouragement
Jun 13, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Poverty & CompassionImmigration & RefugeJoy & Gratitude
“It wasn't a large Camp, as refugee camps go.”
May 31, 2022 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeJoy & GratitudeFear & Anxiety
“The procession was led by 3,000 black schoolchildren carrying arm loads of roses and singing the union marching song, John Brown.”
May 18, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeMarriageThanksgiving & Harvest
“I appreciated her wedding 10 years ago and we have been through lots and of ups and downs who came to visit.”
May 16, 2022 · families and relationships
Friendship & BelongingCreation CareImmigration & Refuge
“As I huffed and puffed, I passed a stone, been a memorial to loved one, a loved one.”
May 4, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Sin & RepentanceFear & AnxietySpiritual Growth
“People of all ages bring their unique and different stories to share and are listening to One Another changes Us in worship today are ministers will…”
Apr 28, 2022 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingWorship & PraiseGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“Give thanks for what we have: beautiful planet that grounds us and the expanding universe that calls for the coming of spring and the energy of, for…”
Apr 25, 2022 · power between ideas
Creation CareThanksgiving & HarvestSalvation & Grace
Apr 19, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Resurrection & EasterImmigration & RefugeService & Spiritual Gifts
“The gospel of Mark is the oldest Gospel, written in about 70 CE, 40 years after the crucifixion of it's also the most gruesome gospel.”
Apr 11, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipReason & Free InquiryJoy & Gratitude
“People commit to a community such as this because they want to offer their talent, they want to sing in the choir, they want to help greet on Sunday…”
Apr 4, 2022 · uu spiritual principles
Apr 4, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeImmigration & RefugeThanksgiving & Harvest
“He's not so sure that the Ark of the universe bends towards.”
Mar 28, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentForgiveness & ReconciliationCreation Care
“Marta is home now- and grateful for the expressions of love and support that she has received from whenever we gather for worship, in person or onlin…”
Mar 21, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingReason & Free InquiryFaith & Civic Life
“But none of it was, of course, a fast forward to this past summer and we had a better grip on the pandemic and people make it safely interact with.”
Mar 14, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Lent & Holy WeekThanksgiving & HarvestImmigration & Refuge
“Deepest valleys, there is so much we cannot understand, and still the sick clouds do break with a light coming from The Shining piece of those we hav…”
Mar 7, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Sin & Repentance2nd Principle: Justice & EquityFriendship & Belonging
“Climate change is feeling epochal.”
Feb 11, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingImmigration & RefugeService & Spiritual Gifts
Jan 27, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareFaith & DoubtSuffering & Perseverance
“We choose, we choose, to be a liberal religious community.”
Jan 21, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeUnitarian Universalist IdentityEvangelism & Mission
“We choose to be a liberal religious community, support one another through the changes in our lives and challenged the excesses and injustices of our…”
Jan 18, 2022 · power between ideas
Racial JusticeCreation CareFriendship & Belonging
“All this is very much up in the air right now and I'm very upset about what's happening internally within the party around put.”
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