Happy Easter!
Sing in joy! Spring has come and the earth has awoken! Celebrate life
by appreciating the little things. This is what my minister said today
in the UU service when talking about something she said to someone who
wanted to end her life:
"Why do you live?"
"I saw a cardinal today. I wouldn't have wanted to miss it."
I heard children laugh today. I smelled the fresh spring air. I sang.
Someone smiled at me. This is why we live.
My new mantra is something I heard in the sermon: "Be joyful though you
have considered all the facts."
I get questions about what the UU church is like and people who don't understand how I can have my morals and values and still go to church and be so spiritual. I just thought I would post this little thing for those who are interested in knowing more about what I believe. Oh, and Stacy and Susanna: I'm deffinitely going with you on Sundays from now on. :)
Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion born of the Jewish and Christian traditions. We keep our minds open to the religious questions people have struggled within all times and places.
We believe that personal experience, conscience, and reason should be the final authorities in religion. In the end religious authority lies not in a book, person, or institution, but in ourselves. We put religious insights to the test of our hearts and minds.
We uphold the free search for truth. We will not be bound by a statement of belief. We do not ask anyone to subscribe to a creed. We say ours is a noncreedal religion. Ours is a free faith.
We believe that religious wisdom is ever changing. Human understanding of life and death, the world and its mysteries, is never final. Revelation is continuous. We celebrate unfolding truths known to teachers, prophets, and sages throughout the ages.
We affirm the worth of all women and men. We believe people should be encouraged to think for themselves. We know people differ in their opinions, choices, and affections, and we believe these differences generally should be honored.
We seek to act as a moral force in the world, believing that ethical living is the supreme witness of religion. The here and now and the effects our actions will have on future generations deeply concern us. We know that our relationships with one another, with diverse peoples, races, and nations, should be governed by justice, equity, and compassion.
I can't get over the fact that I have only known Michael, really, for three weeks. I mean, I knew him, but we weren't even the closest of friends before that. The only thing that reminds me I just met him is the lack of those deep memories that only come with time and shared experiences. He may be afriad of what can happen in a week while I'm away because of what's happened each week we've been together, but I feel like I'm in a fairy tale where I could wait forever for him if I had to. Maybe that's just from the ER I just watched last week. That's probably it. I just know that with Michael I am free to search for the truth I seek in life and the companionship I need to support me when I discover it. :)
I get questions about what the UU church is like and people who don't understand how I can have my morals and values and still go to church and be so spiritual. I just thought I would post this little thing for those who are interested in knowing more about what I believe. Oh, and Stacy and Susanna: I'm deffinitely going with you on Sundays from now on. :)
Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion born of the Jewish and Christian traditions. We keep our minds open to the religious questions people have struggled within all times and places.
We believe that personal experience, conscience, and reason should be the final authorities in religion. In the end religious authority lies not in a book, person, or institution, but in ourselves. We put religious insights to the test of our hearts and minds.
We uphold the free search for truth. We will not be bound by a statement of belief. We do not ask anyone to subscribe to a creed. We say ours is a noncreedal religion. Ours is a free faith.
We believe that religious wisdom is ever changing. Human understanding of life and death, the world and its mysteries, is never final. Revelation is continuous. We celebrate unfolding truths known to teachers, prophets, and sages throughout the ages.
We affirm the worth of all women and men. We believe people should be encouraged to think for themselves. We know people differ in their opinions, choices, and affections, and we believe these differences generally should be honored.
We seek to act as a moral force in the world, believing that ethical living is the supreme witness of religion. The here and now and the effects our actions will have on future generations deeply concern us. We know that our relationships with one another, with diverse peoples, races, and nations, should be governed by justice, equity, and compassion.
I can't get over the fact that I have only known Michael, really, for three weeks. I mean, I knew him, but we weren't even the closest of friends before that. The only thing that reminds me I just met him is the lack of those deep memories that only come with time and shared experiences. He may be afriad of what can happen in a week while I'm away because of what's happened each week we've been together, but I feel like I'm in a fairy tale where I could wait forever for him if I had to. Maybe that's just from the ER I just watched last week. That's probably it. I just know that with Michael I am free to search for the truth I seek in life and the companionship I need to support me when I discover it. :)