Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington's Podcast

This week, Rev. Brian Chenowith shares with us a story from his time on study leave, a particular depth of Zen practice that may be helpful for these strange times which persist. 

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This week's sermon is a reflection over the Independence Day holiday, as Rev. Brian Chenowith dismantles the typical or traditional attitude towards this weekend. As Americans we forget how many people do not yet have the freedom that we proclaim in our famous writings and inscribe in our monuments. 

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This week as our minister Rev. Brian Chenowith remains on study leave, we are very happy to have been joined by Rev. Dr. Leah Schade. Dr. Schade among many other things is a member of Kentucky Interfaith Power And Light, alongside Rev. Brian Chenowith. From this background she brings us a story of fellow people of faith, and the hardships they endured earlier this month in DC. From the steps of St. John's Episcopal Church, where faithful served to assist Black Lives Matter and Pride protesters and celebrants. Also featured is a reading from the Gospel of Matthew, 10:40-42.

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This week, as Rev. Brian Chenowith is on study leave, one of our community ministers Rev. Diana Hultgren gives us our homily. She speaks of digging, and the ongoing work that we need to do to change the world for the better. Even when it gets hard, or uncomfortable. 

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This week would normally be an oft-celebrated departure from normal UU services as we celebrate the Flower Communion holiday. Considering our unusual circumstances this calendar year, Rev. Brian Chenowith lifts up the importance of that celebration, but also in accepting that things are different in current times. 

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For this weeks podcast, as a UU church that affirms the need for an eighth principle which speaks to the intentional dismantling of systemic racism, Rev. Brian Chenowith speaks about Black Lives Matter, and on the importance of saying the names of those we have lost. But not to let the meaning of those names become forgotten. 

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This has been a tumultuous week, and this week's sermon reflects that. In a rumination that starts with a memorable Ray Bradbury short story, Rev. Brian Chenowith reminds us the importance of allowing ourselves to grieve. 

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Today, in a very special episode, we are featuring two members of our congregation to speak on equity and intersectionality. They decided that the best way to embody that concept in this format was to treat this sermon as a dialogue. Many thanks to Nancy Combs Morgan and Mya Wade-Harper for sharing with us. 

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This week's episode of the podcast gives us a glance into the personal struggles of Rev. Brian Chenowith and addresses many people's general concerns for the world we live in these days.

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Rev. Brian Chenowith brings us a message of hope in uncertain times, in acknowledging the next part of the path that stands before us all. This "Great Restart" he refers to offers up a chance for things to be different, at the cost of them not being 'normal' again. 

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