David Breeden

Full name: Rev Dr. David Breeden

The Rev. Dr. David Breeden

The Rev. Dr. David Breeden is senior minister of First Unitarian Society in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has written several books on theological topics and translates the writings of philosophers of classical antiquity.

From David Breeden

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The words we cast to fill the silence left by one we loved never are enough.

Poetry | By David Breeden | June 2, 2021 | From WorshipWeb

May you rejoice in the unknown. May you hug uncertainty to you tight.

Benediction | By David Breeden | November 24, 2020 | From WorshipWeb

When we feel overwhelmed, we gather to find a path, to find new ways forward.

Responsive Reading | By David Breeden | September 19, 2020 | From WorshipWeb

The road not taken is not a fork. That’s too simple a thought, flipping some coin. Either/or. Nope. It’s not this or that. No or yes. It’s nor/ neither and all of the above and more. The road taken goes every way at once. There. There. They. Them. Go. Now. Live.

Affirmation | By David Breeden | October 6, 2019 | From WorshipWeb

This litany is intended to be read antiphonally (the congregation, split left and right, reading it to one another). Here I am, my sibling. Here I am. Can you hear me? Here I am. Saying you . . . You. Here. Now. We. We are. Here. Us. Together. Can you. Hear me here? I am calling to you....

Litany | By David Breeden | August 12, 2019 | From WorshipWeb

There’s no package called hope. Nothing at a shop to look for. Hope won’t store like hay in a barn. It is a last leaf on a branch in deep winter. It is a singular thing, firm when it’s found—a hand reached out. A word to the marrow. Hope is fine-grained, like lavender gone to seed. Gossamer,...

Poetry | By David Breeden | January 15, 2019 | From WorshipWeb

We light this chalice remembering and honoring our own tradition and celebrating the rich diversity of traditions among us. As we search for justice, meaning, and purpose, may we remember that justice, meaning, and purpose live first in deeply listening to one another. This chalice lighting was...

Chalice Lighting | By David Breeden | August 21, 2017 | From WorshipWeb

For the setting sun from an airplane window; for the rising sun from a train window after riding all night; for the rising sun and setting sun in directions that feel foreign; for the sunlight even when we are lost. For the times the heart has longed to be alone. For the times the heart has ached...

Meditation | By David Breeden | August 11, 2017 | From WorshipWeb

Late in his life, the philosopher Richard Rorty — a well-known atheist — was asked by an interviewer if he could define holy. Perhaps the interlocutor thought the aging and dying Rorty would be stumped by the question or would fall into some traditional language of reverence. But Rorty was not...

Reading | By David Breeden | April 20, 2017 | From WorshipWeb

Our light is the light of the sun, keeper of all we love; our light is the light of the earth, provider of sustenance; our light is the light of all living things, life precious like our own....

Chalice Lighting | By David Breeden | January 25, 2017 | From WorshipWeb

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