Braver/Wiser
Braver/Wiser
Braver/Wiser
Worship
Life is full of hard edges and complicated choices. Braver/Wiser gives you weekly message of courage and compassion for life as it is. Every Wednesday we deliver an original written reflection by a contemporary religious leader, and brief prayer, grounded in Unitarian Universalism. Join the Braver/Wiser community and sign up today!
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The Body of Love
It was disruptive and strange to know that someone had died to bring this hope, and to wonder how the donor’s family mourned at the same time we rejoiced.By Elizabeth Bukey | 12/11/2019 -
Leveling Up
With a single generous gesture from my older child, her sister's belief in Santa stayed intact that year.By Karen G. Johnston | 12/4/2019 -
Crisis and Opportunity
The crisis was an opportunity to learn to be fully me and love it, inner turmoil and all. I learned that strength comes from authenticity, never from perfection.By Tomo Hillbo | 11/27/2019 -
The Fierce Fist Pump
I was made this way, in this body and this skin. Like all beings, I have an inherent good that cannot be eclipsed.By Katie Romano Griffin | 11/20/2019 -
Impact > Intention
Can we strive to have the grace to back away when our presence doesn’t feel like safety?By Misha Sanders | 11/13/2019 -
Love What You Love
We can be cheerleaders for simple joys (even when we don't share them) and compassionate about the fact that we’re all just trying to survive.By Erika A. Hewitt | 11/6/2019 -
The Guest of Grief
Sometimes grief sends notice ahead of time; sometimes, it shows up as an unwelcome, uninvited guest.By Monica Dobbins | 10/30/2019 -
The Growing Season
There is relief and remorse equally in my heart as the growing season comes to a close.By Teresa Honey Youngblood | 10/23/2019 -
Stewards of Hope
This is the beauty and sparkle of spiritual communities: needs arise and beloveds appear to ask, “How can I help?” There’s no fixed timeline, just the spiritual practices of generosity and stewardship.By Rebekah Savage | 10/16/2019 -
Joyfully Surprised
Coming out to my family was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do. I realized that my choice was one of life and death, and I needed to let my secret out in order to continue living, and to do so authentically.By Adrian L. H. Graham | 10/9/2019 -
The Only Answer I Know
What I do know for sure is that hope matters. One of the best things we can do is to hold hope for someone when that person cannot hold it for themselves.By Elea Kemler | 10/2/2019 -
Life Pushing Through
If there’s anything sitting in silence has taught me, it’s that silence doesn’t actually exist. Every moment is full to the point of bursting with Reality, whether or not we notice it.By David Kohlmeier | 9/25/2019 -
Know When to Tango
May I always remember that Tango, like life, is a dance of the people. It’s meant to be shared, not practiced in isolation.By Katie Romano Griffin | 9/18/2019 -
To Be Resilient
There are so many spiritual lessons from the natural world and—in a season filled with Ingatherings and Water Communions—this is one for me: oxbow lakes as a beautiful combination of resiliency, strength, and flexibility.By Tim Atkins | 9/11/2019 -
Thriving Among the Thorns
It was my inadvertent letting go that made this wild, interdependent beauty possible. And at that very moment, I knew I didn’t need that sort of control anymore.By Tomo Hillbo | 9/4/2019 -
Making Room at the Table
When it comes to living our expansive, inclusive, anti-oppression faith, we fall short.By Erika A. Hewitt | 6/19/2019 -
Even When...
As a hospital chaplain, I often listen to painful stories. We call it compassionate presence, but I may be crying inside. When words fail, I pray and sing.By Yuri Yamamoto | 6/12/2019 -
Honk If You Love
If justice is to be realized, our voices must speak loudly—even boisterously—of love.By Lindasusan Ulrich | 6/5/2019 -
Everyone for Everyone
People of color—and other marginalized people—can’t just want things to be different. It has to be everyone wanting things to be different for everyone.By Rayla D. Mattson | 5/29/2019 -
Feeding Ourselves and Each Other
The stone soup story isn’t about selfish people. It’s about people who thought they were powerless.By Liz James | 5/22/2019
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