Sound of inspiration

CZ

Growing up United Methodist and a church choir member, hymns and songs were always something that inspired me. Finding new words to beloved hymns is one of the things that has moved me about being a UU. Here is a beautiful version of the traditional Irish hymn “Be Thou My Vision” with lyrics by Thomas Mikelson.

The Lyrics:

1. Wake, now, my senses, and hear the earth call;
Feel the deep power of being in all;
Keep, with the web of creation your vow,
Giving, receiving as love shows us how.

2. Wake, now my reason, reach out to the new;
Join with each pilgrim who quests for the true
Honor the beauty and wisdom of time;
Suffer thy limit, and praise the sublime.

3. Wake, now, compassion, give heed to the cry;
Voices of suffering fill the wide sky;
Take as your neighbor both stranger and friend,
Praying and striving their hardship to end.

4. Wake, now, my conscience, with justice thy guide
Join with all people whose rights are denied;
Take not for granted a privileged place;
God’s love embraces the whole human race.

5. Wake, now, my vision of ministry clear;
Brighten my pathway with radiance here;
Mingle my calling with all who will share;
Work toward a planet transformed by our care.

Being sung

Hope it brings you peace and vision.

~Namaste
Cricket

Tolerance: a how to

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Tolerance  is becoming something hard to find in today’s world. As UUs, this should be something we strive towards. I found an info graphic about tolerating other religions. I found it helpful and inspiring.  Hope you do too.

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~Namaste
Cricket

Young People and Church

CZ

Often we get so excited when we see young adults at services we forget that they are putting out feelers and we might need to be on our better behavior. Here are some things to say to fresh faces during coffee hour.

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~Namaste
Cricket

Historic day for Equality

CZ

Today is an historic day. As a friend said,  “This is a once in a lifetime thing for most activists. We don’t get to WIN. Most of the time, we see incremental progress in our lifetimes, but it is rare to get a big win like this.”

UUA President Peter Morales draped the General Assembly podium with a rainbow flag and invited same-sex couples to join him on the stage this morning to celebrate the Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision. An ecstatic crowd wept, cheered, and then sang “We Are Standing on the Side of Love.”

(Photograph © Christopher L. Walton/UUA)podiumdrape

Have a beautiful Rainbow day!

~Namaste

Cricket

Chance to learn about Climate Justice

CZ

As Unitarian Universalists we believe in the interdependent web of all life. This means taking care of each other, but it also means taking care of out planet. 
The UU College of Social Justice is hosting the Grounded and Resilient Organizer’s workshop.  West Virginia ‘ s own Tim deChristopher will be there during this five day intensive in Chicago. 
For more information – http://uucsj.org/grow/

Have a Blessed day!

~Cricket

A Blessed World Humanist Day to You

LdeG

Many of us, like this UU minister, are a complicated mix of beliefs and values we cherish from a Christian or Jewish upbringing, the mystic thread of seeing beyond the everyday surface of things that runs through medieval and some present Christianity, Judaism, Zen, Sufism, and nearly all religions, insights from pagans and nature religions, and the reason of humanism and science.

A Blessed World Humanist Day to You!
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/monkey And mind/2015/06/and-a-blessed-world-humanist-day-to-you.html

Don’t Forget …

CZ

We will have a service tomorrow June 21, 2015 at the Uptown event center in Clarksburg, WV.

The children of the church will be leading us in a service about Rainbows and what they mean to us.

Come join us at 11 o’clock.  There will be a coffee hour afterward.  See you there!

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~Namaste

Cricket