As I understand it, there is some debate among the many Buddhist paths about just how awakening happens. Is there a flash of enlightenment or does it occur over time?

We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.

Some have suggested that we should understand faith, not as a noun, but as a verb. How would that change our understanding?

My mother was passionate about rummage/garage sales and visiting thrift shops and secondhand stores. I began to wonder if there may be a message about renewal for me in (the name, I remember, of one of her favorite stores) the "nearly new."

Do you ever see that message for a book you've checked out from the library? More importantly, do you ever feel that way when we're talking about physical, emotional, spiritual renewal?

How has the congregation used this time to deepen connections and widen our circle of concern?

It is all well and good to widen the circle, but a circle is still--geometrically speaking--closed. How do we go about opening it so that people may enter?

When we set goals, the future is always the focus. Is it the same or different with our intentions?

What lessons has a virus taught us about creating beloved community?

Presented at the UU Community of Cambria

Does life have meaning? Does my life have a purpose? These are the questions that often draw people into religious community...and what do we find?