Seattle Unity

“If you're doing dishes you're doing God's dishes. If you sweep the walk, you're sweeping God's walk. When you feed a homeless person, as Mother Theresa did, yes? You're feeding God."Senior Minister Rev. Karen Lindvig returns to start this new series on the Alchemy of Service. She cites stories from history, everyday life, and other sources as diverse as the Bible, the Bagavad Gita, and Unity core principles. Through the next few weeks, we'll dive deep into this rich topic to discover how service "takes the lead of self centeredness and transforms it into the gold of connection and Oneness".  Seattle Unity leadership also recently approved our joining the Faith Action Network, which includes 160 diverse ministries from Washington state, in efforts to magnify the good we can do in our world.Rev. Karen's talk begins at 18:31 in this podcast.Our Worship Arts team this time includes special guest John Coons. Full service video is here.Please join us in person next Sunday, at 10 a.m. at our Sodo venue, Metropolist.And take advantage of all the ways we can stay connected,  including after-service fellowship, Daily Prayer Boosts, and Wednesday evening prayer services.  And as always, see our Facebook  page or our Instagram, for shareable quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here. 

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“You know those old world maps, with the terra incognito, where it had the world as we knew it was defined, and then it had all the scary monsters and the dragons on the outside, and you're not supposed to go there?No, we're supposed to go there.”Guest speaker Rev. Meghan Smith-Brooks gives a talk on facing the biggest challenges humans can face, and thriving.  Meghan's ministry grew out of the Seattle Unity community and has since taken her all over the country, as a pulpit minister, grief counselor and author of Unraveling Grief: A Mother's Spiritual Journey of Healing and Discovery.Meghan's talk begins at 20:30.Our Worship Arts team this time includes congregants Sienna Geal, Jennifer Bolles, and Chris Sullivan. Full service video is here.Please join us in person next Sunday, at 10 a.m. at our Sodo venue, Metropolist.And take advantage of all the ways we can stay connected,  including after-service fellowship, Daily Prayer Boosts, and Wednesday evening prayer services.  And as always, see our Facebook  page or our Instagram, for shareable quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here. 

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“You know, then, that you are a force that can help heal the planet, that can help heal any situation in your life. ”Senior Minister Rev. Karen Lindvig finishes the series on Courage, by exploring the concept of Will - human will, divine will, and how we conceptualize them.  She introduces a central New Thought description of the journey of spiritual awakening in four stages:  To Me, By Me, Through Me, and As Me.  This idea helps us understanding how we go beyond pleading, into Oneness, so that our actions are a blessing to ourselves and the world around us.Our Worship Arts team this time includes Tyler Rogers. Full service video is here. (Note this video had a sound problem which muted Tyler's first song n the live stream.)Please join us in person next Sunday, at 10 a.m. at our Sodo venue, Metropolist.And take advantage of all the ways we can stay connected,  including after-service fellowship, Daily Prayer Boosts, and Wednesday evening prayer services.  And as always, see our Facebook  page or our Instagram, for shareable quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here. 

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“So we have this divine spark, this divinity, this light within. And our job, if you will, is to let that light shine and to express it here on this earth. ”Senior Minister Rev. Karen Lindvig continues the series on Courage, this time inviting us to let ourselves be seen for who and what we are.  Each of us expresses some unique aspect of the divine, but expressing that isn't always easy.  When life puts up obstacles for you, how do you find the courage to move past critique (or even just fear of critique) and continue creating, learning and doing good in the world?Also today, Youth & Families Director Heidi Nathe reads a quote from Marianne Williamson's Return to Love.Our Worship Arts team this time includes Tommie Burton. Full service video is here.Please join us in person next Sunday, at 10 a.m. at our Sodo venue, Metropolist.And take advantage of all the ways we can stay connected,  including after-service fellowship, Daily Prayer Boosts, and Wednesday evening prayer services.  And as always, see our Facebook  page or our Instagram, for shareable quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here. 

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“The alchemy of courage takes heart. So before the summer is over, and the days become short and the rains return, take time to enjoy and relish these beautiful days.”Senior Minister Rev. Karen Lindvig continues looking at the Alchemy of Courage.  This time, in recognition of today's community picnic, she looks at the spiritual role of humor and fun.  How does leisure help us take heart, staying strong when others may not?Also today, Board chair Dahila Cohen reads from the Daily Word, on Humor.Our Worship Arts team this time includes return guest Kiki deLohr Helland. Check out the full service video here.Please join us in person next Sunday, at 10 a.m. at our Sodo venue, Metropolist.And take advantage of all the ways we can stay connected,  including after-service fellowship, Daily Prayer Boosts, and Wednesday evening prayer services.  And as always, see our Facebook  page or our Instagram, for shareable quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here. 

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“Courage is the ability to show up when you think you can't. Courage is the ability to speak your truth, and confront obstacles. Courage puts feet on your prayers, and lets you try new things.”Senior Minister Rev. Karen Lindvig dives into a new series on The Alchemy of Courage, which she describes as taking the lead of weakness and fear, transforming them into the gold of strength. She begins by first pulling apart the concept of Courage into six varieties: physical, emotional, intellectual, social, moral, and spiritual.  She reminds us to use our solid Unity tools as we move forward -- that is, meditation, prayer and affirmations, including:

• Fear has no power over me.
• I am strong and courageous.
• I can do all that is mine to do.

Also today, Board member Lymarie Bried-Fuentes reads The Optimists' Creed, by Christian Larson.Our Worship Arts team this time includes first-time guest and fresh college graduate, Sage Suzerris. Check out the full service video here.Please join us in person next Sunday, at 10 a.m. at our Sodo venue, Metropolist.And take advantage of all the ways we can stay connected,  including after-service fellowship, Daily Prayer Boosts, and Wednesday evening prayer services.  And as always, see our Facebook  page or our Instagram, for shareable quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here. 

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“The truth is when we take a moment to see the Divine in another, kindness automatically follows, right? If I'm looking and I'm seeing the Divine in you, I'm inclined to be kind.”Senior Minister Rev. Karen Lindvig finishes our series on the Alchemy of Compassion with an uplifting look at how simple kindnesses strenthen us, and help us to bring forth the best from each other.  Who is it in your life who cheers you on, sees the Divine in you, and calls the best from you?Scott Caldwell presents a fine reading from Naomi Shahib Nye entitled Kindness.Our Worship Arts team this time sees the return of drummer Jesse Whitford, and a fine team including congregants Chris Sullivan and Alexandrea Davis. Check out the full service video here.Please join us in person next Sunday, at 10 a.m. at our Sodo venue, Metropolist.  Registration is no longer required!And take advantage of all the ways we can stay connected,  including after-service fellowship, Daily Prayer Boosts, and Wednesday evening prayer services.  And as always, see our Facebook  page or our Instagram, for shareable quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here. 

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“So just know that if you're facing challenges in your life, you didn't do anything wrong, you're not being singled out. It's part of being in a body. It's part of being on this Earth. ”Senior Minister Rev. Karen Lindvig takes us further in our study of the Alchemy of Compassion. Using everyday stories ranging from traffic to her pets, she illustrates the ways we can allow hostility to spiral. Thoughts of compassion are needed to keep us from projecting fears, imagining negative intent where there is none, or allowing snapshots of negativity to crystallize in our minds.Chaplain Dayna Cole presents two readings, from his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and from the Daily Word.Our Worship Arts team this time includes Sarah Russell, and a lovely sound meditation from Andrea Cariño.  Check out the full service video here.Please join us in person next Sunday, at 10 a.m. at our Sodo venue, Metropolist. Registration is no longer required!  And take advantage of all the ways we can stay connected,  including after-service fellowship, Daily Prayer Boosts, and Wednesday evening prayer services.  And as always, see our Facebook  page or our Instagram, for shareable quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here. 

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“Even my father’s grumbling about July 4th not being his holiday was gift, because I hadn’t thought about that. Can you believe I hadn’t thought about that?”Pamelagrace Beatty returns for both a contemplation and celebration of July 4th, in its old and new significance. Using the touchpoints of Community, Compassion and Independence, she helps us take stock of this moment in our national and personal timelines. Where has the last year taken us?  What beliefs and ideas can we free ourselves from, for the benefit of ourselves as well as for the world at large?Our Worship Arts team this time includes two first timer developing artists: Anamaria Guerzon and Darryin Cunningham, both grads from Pacific Lutheran University.  Check out the full service video here.Please join us in person next Sunday, at 10 a.m. at our Sodo venue, Metropolist. Registration is no longer required!  And take advantage of all the ways we can stay connected,  including after-service fellowship, Daily Prayer Boosts, and Wednesday evening prayer services.  And as always, see our Facebook  page or our Instagram, for shareable quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here. 

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"So often, Unity gets equated with sameness... and it's not. Unity is not about sameness."Associate Minister Diane Robertson leads a vibrant Pride service, a fitting first Sunday for our series on The Alchemy of Compassion. Using stories from history, testimony from congregants, and revelations about her own personal journey, she addresses one of the central challenges in New Thought: how do we make sure our oneness doesn't lapse into uniformity?  When we humans are hard-wired to seek the familiar, what must we do in order to remain expansive and see the Divine in its full expression and variety?Diane also appeared on KING5 this week, discussing queer spirituality, in preparation for her appearance at the Seattle Pride Interfaith spirituality panel - see that here.Our Worship Arts team this time includes Frederick Hagreen with support from congregants Scott Meihn and Faith Agee as well as Erin, Olivia and Orlando.  Check out the full service video here.Please join us in person next Sunday, at 10 a.m. at our Sodo venue, Metropolist.  Regsitration is no longer required!  And take advantage of all the ways we can stay connected,  including after-service fellowship, Daily Prayer Boosts, and Wednesday evening prayer services.  And as always, see our Facebook  page or our Instagram, for shareable quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here.

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