UUSLO

A commemoration of loss and a celebration of love.

We’ve never gotten it totally right, and we’ve repeatedly been sure it was all over. A message of hope amid struggle.

It's a well-worn phrase, repeated often, I've noticed, by news correspondents, politicians, etc. It means that time, apparently, when priorities are properly ranked and we can see "the truth of the matter." One question: why do we have to wait until the end of the day?

In this service, filmmaker and activist Justice Whitaker uses his own journey to explore how redefining and in turn renewing his relationship with spiritual faith has sustained the emotional roller coaster of 2020. Examining his personal relationship with GOD as a youth in the UU church, and how spirituality has guided his growth as an artist and a Black man, Justice explores how many different faith derivatives have contributed to his renewing his relationship with God in 2020, The Year of Great Clarity.

"...and they lived happily ever after." Ummm, yeah, but what did that look like? What do you do after you have successfully found happiness?

What on earth am I here for? Pastor Rick Warren sought to answer that question with a book entitled "The Purpose-Driven Life." What does it mean to "have a purpose," and is that a question we can answer once and for all?

If asked to say "the opposite of happy," a response that naturally--almost automatically--comes to mind is, "sad." And yet, that doesn't quite fit.

What do we do with our time in a pandemic? How do we wrestle with restlessness?

Pursuing happiness may be a right, but it can sometimes feel like a hopeless endeavor. Is happiness a goal, or a byproduct of other pursuits?

When we hear the word "liberty," we are apt, first, to think of a certain statue. Next, we may remember this line from a speech by Patrick Henry in 1775: "Give me liberty or give me death."