EVENT: B2018 0621 MORNING WORSHIP 8AM CAPTIONS PROVIDED BY: HEAR INK HTTP://WWW.HEARINK.COM PHONE: 314-427-1113 **********DISCLAIMER********** THE FOLLOWING IS AN UNEDITED ROUGH DRAFT TRANSLATION FROM THE CART CAPTIONER'S OUTPUT FILE. THIS TRANSCRIPT IS NOT VERBATIM AND HAS NOT BEEN PROOFREAD. TO DO SO IS AN EXTRA FEE. THIS FILE MAY CONTAIN ERRORS. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE SPEAKER(S) FOR ANY CLARIFICATION. THIS TRANSCRIPT MAY NOT BE COPIED OR DISSEMINATED TO ANYONE UNLESS YOU OBTAIN WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE OFFICE OR SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT IS PROVIDING CART CAPTIONING TO YOU; FINALLY, THIS TRANSCRIPT MAY NOT BE USED IN A COURT OF LAW. **********DISCLAIMER********** >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I'M FRANCISCO RUIZ, FIRST YEAR TO BE HERE AS THE MUSIC DIRECTOR. JOIN ME AS WE SING VEN, VEN, AL?GRATE HOY. VEN, VEN, AL?GRATE HOY. VEN, VEN, AL?GRATE HOY. ES HOY UN D?A MUY FELIZ. VEN, VEN, AL?GRATE HOY. ENTER, REJOICE, AND COME IN. ENTER, REJOICE, AND COME IN. TODAY WILL BE A JOYFUL DAY; ENTER, REJOICE, AND COME IN. VEN, ABIERTO EL CORAZ?N. VEN, ABIERTO EL CORAZ?N. ES HOY UN D?A MUY FELIZ. VEN, VEN, AL?GRATE HOY. OPEN YOUR HEARTS EV'RYONE. OPEN YOUR HEARTS EV'RYONE TODAY WILL BE A JOYFUL DAY; ENTER, REJOICE, AND COME IN. VEN, VEN, AL?GRATE HOY. VEN, VEN, AL?GRATE HOY. ES HOY UN D?A MUY FELIZ. VEN, VEN, AL?GRATE HOY. WELCOME AND GOOD MORNING. WE ARE SO HAPPY AND BLESSED TO BE JOINED THIS MORNING BY MIGUEL RIVERA YOUNG AND ANDREAS RIVERA YOUNG. MIGUEL AND ANDREAS, GRACIAS. >> WE DEDICATE OUR WORSHIP SERVICE THIS MORNING TO THE FAMILIES, OUR FAMILIES TORN APART ON THE BORDER BY THE CRUELTY AND THE GREED OF RACISM AND IMPERIALISM. AMEN. >> DE LAS ALTURAS DE LOS ANDES, LA SELVA Y EL DESIERTO, DE LAS PROFUNDIDADES DEL MAR, DE UN TIEMPO QUE FUE, DE UN TIEMPO QUE VA M?S ALL? DE NUESTRA MEMORIA, SOMOS LLAMADOS. NUESTRAS HISTORIAS LLEGAN HASTA LOS PRIMEROS PUEBLOS, LOS PRIMEROS PASOS, EL CHOQUE DE MUNDOS, A COMIENZOS ABRUPTOS, TODOS SOMOS N?MADAS DE ESTA TIERRA. HEMOS HEREDADO EL TRABAJO INCONCLUSO DE NUESTROS ANTEPASADOS, DE LOS QUE VINIERON ANTES QUE NOSOTROS. SOMOS LLAMADOS A CONTINUAR LA LABOR... FROM THE HEIGHTS OF THE ANDES, THE JUNGLE, AND THE DESERT, FROM THE DEPTH OF THE SEA, FROM A TIME THAT WAS, FROM A TIME THAT STRETCHES BEYOND OUR MEMORY, WE ARE CALLED. OUR HISTORIES STRETCH BACK TO THE FIRST PEOPLE, THE FIRST STEPS, THE COLLISION OF WORLDS, TO ABRUPT BEGINNINGS, ALL WANDERERS OF THIS LAND. WE HAVE INHERITED THE UNFINISHED LABOR OF OUR ANCESTORS, OF THOSE THAT CAME BEFORE US. WE ARE CALLED TO CONTINUE CONTINUE THE WORK? >> COME, LET US ENTER THIS SPACE OF HOPE AND COMMUNITY. COME, LET US ENTER THIS SPACE WITH OUR SORROWS, OUR JOYS, OUR PASSION AND COMPASSION. COME, LET US ENTER THIS SPACE WITH THE STORIES OF OUR ANCESTORS, FOR THEIR STRENGTH AND WISDOM BEATS IN OUR HEARTS. COME INTO THIS SPACE, PRESENT TO THE BELOVED COMPANIONS WHO MOVE BESIDE US. COME INTO THIS SPACE MINDFUL THAT TOGETHER WE ARE BUILDING A FUTURE FOR OTHER GENERATIONS. COME. COME INTO THIS SPACE AND LET US WORSHIP TOGETHER. MAY THE FLAME OF THIS CHALICE, THE SYMBOL OF OUR FAITH, CONNECT US TO ALL WHO HAVE COME BEFORE US, ALL WHO ARE WITH US IN BODY AND SPIRIT, AND ALL WHO ARE YET TO COME INTO BEING. MAY IT SERVE AS A REMINDER OF OUR UNITY AND CONNECTION ACROSS ALL TIME AND SPACE. >> THE WORDS TO OUR NEXT HYMN OR WRITTEN BY A SUFI MYSTIC. WHEN IT WAS A SMALL BOY HIMSELF, HE HAD TO FLEE HIS HOMELAND BECAUSE OF POLITICAL UNREST, AND SO HE TRAVELED WITH HIS FAMILY TO WHAT AT THE TIME WOULD HAVE FELT LIKE THE OTHER ENDS OF THE EARTH AND HE SETTLED DOWN IN THE CITY OF CONIA WHERE HE GREW UP TO BECOME A RELIGIOUS TEACHER. TO PEOPLE OF MANY TRADITIONS, BUT DEEPLY GROUNDED IN HIS SUFI ISLAM. SO AS WE SING THIS SONG OF WELCOME, THE SONG OF HOSPITALITY, LET'S REMEMBER AT THAT IT WAS WRITTEN BY AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT, SOMEONE SEEKING A NEW COMMUNITY OF LOVE AND SAFETY. LET'S WELCOME EACH OTHER INTO THIS SPACE. LET'S THINK OF HOW WE MIGHT WELCOME THOSE STILL IN SEARCH. RISE IN BODY OR SPIRIT. >> IF NOT FOR YOU. WE ARE NAMED BY OUR ANCESTORS WE ARE NAMED FOR THEM AND UN D?A WE WILL NAME OTHERS? PRAYERS ARE WHISPERED TO US IN EACH BREATH WE TAKE BREATHS THAT TELL US EVERYTHING AWAITS US PATHS TO TRAVERSE ARE OPENED AND MAKE NEW WAYS FOR WHEN WE ARE NAMED "ANCESTRO". TO NAME TODAY THE PEOPLE IN OUR BONES WHO SUFFERED NEXT TO THEIR JOY IS NOT TO PUT PRESSURE ON OURSELVES IS NOT TO SEEK PITY FROM YOU IT IS TO HONOR THAT WE ARE WITH THEM - THEY WOULD SUFFER NOW IF THEY THOUGHT WE FELT ALONE. NO, WE HAVE INVISIBLE HANDS RESTING ON OUR TIRED HUNCHED SHOULDERS PALMS THAT NESTLE THE SMALL OF OUR BACKS? WHEN WE BOW OUR HEADS, FEELING UNABLE TO GO ON ABUELA AND ABUELO'S HANDS RAISE OUR FACES AND LOOK TO US IN MIRRORS DESIGNED TO SHOW OUR EVERY SHORTCOMING. THEY LOOK BACK AND SHOW US EVERY BROW, NOSTRIL, DIMPLE, CLEFT CHIN EVERY MUSCLE THAT FORMS INTO A SMILE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, IS A PRIVATE COMMUNION RECEIVED TO AND FROM THE BODY OF FAMILIA. TE LLAMAMOS NOW, WE CALL YOU OUT AND INTO THIS TIME/SPACE DIMENSION WHERE WE CAN LOVE YOU OUT LOUD AMONG STRANGERS, FRIENDS, AND CHOSEN FAMILY THE FAITHFUL WHO HAVE COME TO REST TOGETHER IN ONE OPEN CORAZON. SI NO FUERA POR TI, ESTAS PALABRAS NO PODR?AMOS DECIR. THESE WORDS WE COULD NOT SPEAK IF NOT FOR YOU, THESE WORDS WE COULD NOT SPEAK. WE CALL YOU OUT THIS MOMENT, TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION. WE CALL YOU OUT THIS MOMENT, TO THANK YOU FOR THE BLOOD THAT RUNS IN OUR LIFELINES. WE CALL YOU OUT THIS MOMENT, TO TELL YOU - TE O?MOS WE HEAR YOU CALLING TO US AND TO TELL YOU - WE ARE ALWAYS LISTENING. LATINO Y EN CUALQUIER TIERRA. YO QUIERO A LA GENTE NO A LAS FRONTERAS. SOY LATINO CON SANGRE DE VINO AMARGO EL DESTINO QUE PUEDO DARTE. SOY LATINO QUE ADORA ESTE MUNDO YO BAILO EN EL CAMINO Y ME CREEN VAGABUNDO. SOY LATINO Y EN CUALQUIER PARTE DULCE EL DESTINO QUE PUEDO DARTE. ME GUSTA SER MUJER LATINA TENER EL CORAZ?N SILVESTRE. TE QUIERO LIBRE EN TU DESTINO (PERO CUIDEMOS EL TERRESTRE.) (PERO CUIDEMOS EL TERRESTRE.) LATINO Y EN CUALQUIER TIERRA. YO QUIERO A LA GENTE NO A LAS FRONTERAS. SOY LATINO CON SANGRE DE AMARGO EL DESTINO QUE PUEDO DARTE. SOY LATINO QUE ADORA ESTE MUNDO YO BAILO EN EL CAMINO Y ME CREEN VAGABUNDO. SOY LATINO Y EN CUALQUIER PARTE DULCE EL DESTINO QUE PUEDO DARTE. SOY LATINO QUE ADORA ESTE MUNDO YO BAILO EN EL CAMINO Y ME CREEN VAGABUNDO. Y SI ME VISTES QUE HE LLORADO CUANDO ESCUCH? CANTAR AL PUEBLO PUES, BAILA AHORA AQU? A MI LADO PARA QUE NO SE APAGUE EL FUEGO DE LOS LATINOAMERICANOS. SOY LATINO Y EN CUALQUIER TIERRA. YO QUIERO A LA GENTE NO A LAS FRONTERAS. SOY LATINO CON SANGRE DE VINO AMARGO EL DESTINO QUE PUEDO DARTE. SOY LATINO QUE ADORA ESTE MUNDO YO BAILO EN EL CAMINO Y ME CREEN VAGABUNDO. SOY LATINO Y EN CUALQUIER PARTE DULCE EL DESTINO QUE PUEDO DARTE. SOY LATINO QUE ADORA ESTE MUNDO YO BAILO EN EL CAMINO Y ME CREEN VAGABUNDO. LATINO. LATINO LATINO [APPLAUSE] >> LAS VOCES DE NUESTRA GENTE NOS LLAMAN AHORA, EL MUNDO ALBERGA SUS ALEGR?AS Y TRISTEZAS. ESCUCHAMOS EL CLAMOR DE NUESTRA GENTE EXIGIENDO JUSTICIA. EN ESE LLAMADO RECONOCEMOS LAS VOCES DE QUIENES DEAMBULAN EN EL DESIERTO, LOS CRUZADORES DE FRONTERAS, LOS NAVEGANTES, LOS BUSCADORES DE JUSTICIA, LOS SO?ADORES Y LOS ESPERANZADOS. TEJEMOS NUESTRA HISTORIA CON LA HISTORIA DE NUESTROS ANTEPASADOS, AQU? Y AHORA, ESTAMOS EN EL CENTRO DE RESPONDER A ESE LLAMADO QUE LLEGA DE TODOS LOS RINCONES DE ESTA TIERRA...DEL SUR, DEL NORTE, DEL ESTE Y OESTE. ESTAMOS LLAMADOS A SOSTENER LA LABOR... THE VOICES OF OUR PEOPLE CALL US NOW, THE WORLD HARBORS THEIR JOYS AND THEIR SORROWS. WE HEAR THE CRIES OF OUR PEOPLE DEMANDING JUSTICE. IN THAT CALL WE RECOGNIZE THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO WANDER IN THE DESERT, THE BORDER CROSSERS, THE NAVIGATORS, THE JUSTICE-SEEKERS, THE DREAMERS, AND THE HOPEFUL. WE WEAVE OUR STORY TO THE STORY OF OUR ANCESTORS, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF RESPONDING TO THE CALL THAT COMES FROM ALL THE CORNERS OF THIS LAND?FROM THE SOUTH, THE NORTH, THE EAST, AND THE WEST. WE ARE CALLED TO SUSTAIN THE WORK? [APPLAUSE] >> CIERREN LOS OJOS OIGAN LAS VOCES QUE NOS LLAMAN CLOSE YOUR EYES AND HEAR THE VOICES CALLING US LIFT YOUR ARMS IN PRAISE AND PRAYER. LEVANTEN LOS BRAZOS EN ORACI?N Y ALABANZA? QUERID?SIMA FAMILIA MOST DEARLY BELOVED FAMILY PERMITAN QUE EL LLAMADO DEL PRESENTE LOS IMPULSE HACIA LA ACCI?N QUE IMPULSE SU CRECIMIENTO QUE DISPARE SU CORAJE ALLOW THE CALL OF THE PRESENT TO PROPEL YOU INTO ACTION GIVE WINGS TO YOUR GROWTH AND FIRE YOUR COURAGE NADA TE TURBE. NADA TE TURBE NADA TE ESPANTE QUIEN A DIOS TIENE NADA LE FALTA NADA TE TURBE NADA TE ESPANTE SOLO DIOS BASTA. >> MUSIC CAN LIFT YOU TO THE HEAVENS OR LEAVE YOU IN DESPAIR. WHEN WE WERE ASKED TO ADD OUR OWN YOUTH FLAVOR TO THIS WORSHIP SERVICE WE SELECTED TWO SONGS, SOY LATINO AND MI GENTE, TO DESCRIBE HOW WE FEEL ABOUT BEING UU LATINX YOUTH. WE COULD HAVE CHOSEN MUSIC SUNG IN ENGLISH BUT SOMETIMES THERE IS NO TRANSLATION FOR THE JOY OF HEARING A LANGUAGE THAT SOME OF US COME TO NATIVELY, SOME OF US LEARN IN SCHOOL AND SOME OF US WILL NEVER KNOW. BUT FOR ALL OF US THIS LANGUAGE FEEDS OUR SOULS. IT IS ABOUT BEING LATINX WITHOUT BORDERS, ABOUT BEING PROUD OF WHO WE ARE AND OF TURNING OUR TEARS TO DANCE. ABOUT HOW YOU CAN'T PUT OUT THE FIRE OF OUR PEOPLE. WE CHOSE MI GENTE BECAUSE, WHILE SOME OF THE LYRICS ARE A BIT? WHAT YOU ALL WOULD CALL EDGY?THIS MUSIC RAISES OUR SPIRIT AND GETS OUR BLOOD MOVING IN A WAY THAT MAKES US EXCITED TO BE UU YOUTH! [APPLAUSE] USING THIS MUSIC IN A WORSHIP SERVICE IS ABOUT BLOWING AWAY THE SEA OF GREY AND WHITE, THAT LET'S FACE IT, IS USUALLY WHAT WE SEE IN OUR CONGREGATIONS. IT IS ABOUT BRINGING SOME OF THE ESSENCE OF WHO WE ARE TO A PLACE THAT DOESN'T REFLECT NEAR ENOUGH. IT ISN'T ABOUT BRINGING YOUTH TO THE ADULT SPACE BUT ABOUT BRINGING ADULTS TO THE YOUTH SPACE. [APPLAUSE] WE ARE NOT YOUR PROPS TO COO AT AND SAY "LOOK AT OUR FUTURE" WE ARE YOUR UU PRESENT AND WE INVITE YOU TO OUR WORSHIP! [APPLAUSE] AS UU LATINX YOUTH WE ARE ALMOST ALWAYS THE ONLY ONES IN THE ROOM, IF NOT IT'S USUALLY BECAUSE WE'RE RELATED TO THE OTHER LATINX KIDS IN THE ROOM! THERE ARE SO FEW OF US, THAT IF WE HAD ALL OF US UP HERE THERE WOULD BE NONE OF US OUT THERE. WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOREVER EVEN WHEN WE JUST MEET AND ONE FAMILY CONTRIBUTES ALMOST HALF OF OUR NUMBER. SO HOW DO WE THRIVE IN UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM? BY FINDING THE INTERSECTION OF UNIVERSAL LOVE THAT IS AT THE CENTER OF WHO WE ARE AS A PEOPLE AND WHO WE ARE AS A FAITH. WE GO TO THRIVE MULTICULTURAL LEADERSHIP SCHOOL TO BE WITH OTHER YOUTH OF COLOR AND LEARN HOW TO BRING OUR WHOLE AUTHENTIC SELVES TO UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM. OUR ANCESTORS LIVED, LOVED, AND STRUGGLED SO THAT WE COULD EXPERIENCE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM. MANY OF THEM WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN UU'S BUT WOULD LOVE THAT THEIR STRUGGLE MEANS THAT WE CAN EXPERIENCE THE FREE AND RESPONSIBLE SEARCH FOR OUR TRUTH AND MEANING, THAT WE CAN KNOW THE INTERDEPENDENT WEB OF LIFE THAT CONNECTS US ALL ACROSS LIVES AND GENERATIONS. OUR PATH TOWARDS UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM HAS BEEN PAVED BY THE ANCESTORS AND NOW IT IS TIME TO SUPPORT NEW TRAIL BLAZING. TO NOT JUST CENTER THE VOICES OF QUEER, LATINX, AND MULTIRACIAL YOUTH BUT TO CELEBRATE THOSE VOICES. BECAUSE WE ARE NOT JUST COMIN'?WE ARE HERE! [APPLAUSE] LAS VOCES DE LOS QUE SER?N NOS LLAMAN... UN RECORDATORIO DE QUI?NES DEBEMOS SER. EN EL TEJER DE NUESTRA HISTORIA A LA RED DE LA VIDA, DEBEMOS RECORDAR NO RECORTAR LOS HILOS PUES HABR? OTROS QUE VIENEN DESPU?S. OTROS CON CORAZONES GENEROSOS Y FUERTES VOLUNTADES, CON DETERMINACI?N CREATIVA; LOS QUE VIVIR?N EN LA CASA DEL MA?ANA. SU VISI?N SE NOS ESCAPA. A?N AS?, SOMOS LLAMADOS A PREPARAR EL CAMINO, A DEJAR POSIBILIDAD COMO LEGADO, Y CIMIENTOS SOBRE LOS CUALES CONSTRUIR?N UN MEJOR MA?ANA. SOMOS LLAMADOS A CREAR OPORTUNIDADES... THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO WILL BE, CALL US; A REMINDER OF WHO WE NEED TO BE. IN THE WEAVING OF OUR STORY TO THE WEB OF LIFE, WE MUST REMEMBER THAT WE MUST NOT CUT THE STRINGS, FOR THERE ARE OTHERS COMING AFTER US. OTHERS WITH TENDER HEARTS AND STRONG WILLS, WITH CREATIVE DETERMINATION; THOSE WHO WILL LIVE IN THE HOUSE OF TOMORROW. THEIR VISION ESCAPES US. YET, WE ARE CALLED TO PREPARE THE ROAD, TO LEAVE BEHIND POSSIBILITY, AND FOUNDATIONS UPON WHICH THEY'LL BUILD A BETTER TOMORROW. WE ARE CALLED TO CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES? >> CUENTA LA HISTORIA QUE HACE MUCHOS A?OS LOS DIOSES EMPEZARON A TEJER EL MUNDO. UN HILO A LA VEZ. EL GRAN TELAR ERA NUESTRA MADRE TIERRA. >> ONCE UPON A TIME, THE GODS CREATED A GREAT LOOM AND STARTED WEAVING THE WORLDS ONE THREAD AT A TIME. >> CON CADA HILO QUE ENTRELAZABAN FORMABAN NUESTRO MUNDO. Y LO HAC?AN CADA VEZ M?S HERMOSO, COLORIDO Y LLENO DE VIDA >> EACH COLORFUL, VIBRANT THREAD MADE THE WORLD MORE BEAUTIFUL AND FULL OF LIFE. >> CON LOS HILOS VERDES CREARON LAS RANAS Y LAS IGUANAS. >> A PERSON WITH A GREEN FABRIC WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ON STAGE. THE GREEN THREADS BECAME THE FROGS AND THE IGUANAS. >> CON LOS HILOS AZULES CREARON LOS R?OS, EL MAR Y EL CIELO. >> THE BLUE THREADS BECAME THE RIVERS, OCEANS, SKIES AND RAIN. >> CON HILOS DE ORO CREARON EL SOL Y EL FUEGO. >> GOLDEN THREADS BECAME FIRE AND THE SUN. >> USARON HILOS CAF?S Y VERDES PARA CREAR LOS ?RBOLES (E HILOS DE MUCHOS COLORES PARA PONERLES FRUTAS Y FLORES). >> HUES OF BROWN AND GREEN BECAME TREES. BRIGHTLY COLORED THREADS BECAME FRUITS AND FLOWERS. >> AS? TAMBI?N NACIERON NUESTROS HERMANOS CON ALAS: LOS LOROS, LAS GUACAMAYAS, LOS TUCANES Y LOS NADADORES COMO LAS BALLENAS Y LOS DELFINES. Y NUESTROS HERMANOS DE CUATRO PATAS LAS VACAS, LOS PERROS, LOS GATOS, EL TIGRILLO >> AND SO, OTHER MULTI COLORED THREADS WERE USED TO CREATE A PLETHORA OF BEINGS SOME WITH WINGS SUCH AS PARROTS, TOUCANS AND MACAWS AND SWIMMERS LIKE DOLPHINS AND WHALES. OTHERS WITH FOUR FEET SUCH AS DOGS, CATS AND COWS >> PERO UN D?A LOS DIOSES SE CANSARON, PORQUE SE QUEDARON SIN IDEAS Y QUISIERON CREAR ALGO QUE LES AYUDARA A SEGUIR CONSTRUYENDO EL MUNDO. ALGO QUE ADEM?S DE VIDA TUVIERA INGENIO Y VOLUNTAD PROPIA AS? QUE CON UN PEDACITO DE HILO DE CADA COLOR QUE EXIST?A CREARON SERES HUMANOS Y COMO FUERON HECHOS DE CADA COLOR, TEN?AN LA CAPACIDAD DE CREAR COSAS NUEVAS. >> BUT ONE DAY, THE GODS GOT TIRED, AND RAN OUT IF IDEAS, THEY DECIDED TO CREATE HELPERS TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK. USING STRANDS OF EVERY COLOR THEY CREATED BEINGS WITH AGENCY AND INGENUITY TO CONTINUE WEAVING THE WORLD. >> AL PRINCIPIO TODO IBA MUY BIEN Y LAS COSAS QUE CREABAN ESTABAN EN ARMON?A CON LA VIDA, LA PAZ Y EL AMOR. CREARON LA M?SICA, LA PINTURA, EL BAILE. SAB?AN QUE ERAN PARTE DEL GRAN TEJIDO Y VIV?AN EN HARMON?A CON EL RESTO DE LA CREACI?N Y LA VIDA. Y COMO TEN?AN EL PODER DE LA VIDA Y LA CREACI?N SE REPRODUJERON? TRAYENDO CADA VEZ M?S CREADORES AL MUNDO. >> AT FIRST, ALL BEINGS LIVED IN HARMONY WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE EARTH. THE HELPERS ALSO CREATED MUSIC, ART, DANCE AND MORE HELPERS LIKE THEMSELVES. THEY ALL KNEW THEY WERE PART OF THE INTERDEPENDENT WEB OF LIFE WOVEN BY THE GODS. >> PERO DE PRONTO-NADIE SABE EXACTAMENTE C?MO- SURGIERON LA ENVIDIA, LA AVARICIA Y EL ORGULLO ENTRE LOS SERES HUMANOS. Y LOS DIOSES SE ALEJARON DE ELLOS >> BUT SUDDENLY, NO ONE KNOWS HOW, ENVY, GREED AND PRIDE DEVELOPED AMONG THEM. AND THE GODS TURNED AWAY FROM THEIR CREATIONS. >> A LOS SERES HUMANOS SE LES OLVID? QUE ERAN UNA PARTE DEL GRAN TEJIDO DE LA VIDA Y EMPEZARON A TRATAR MAL A LA MADRE TIERRA. CORTARON SUS ?RBOLES Y CONTAMINARON LOS R?OS Y EL AIRE ; Y DEJARON DE RESPETAR LA VIDA DE LOS HERMANOS DEL AGUA, DE LAS HERMANAS CON ALAS Y LOS SERES DE CUATRO PATAS. >> THE HELPERS AND THEIR OFFSPRING HAD FORGOTTEN THEY WERE PART OF THE WEB OF LIFE. THEY POLLUTED THE RIVERS, CUT DOWN THE TREES AND CONTAMINATED THE AIR. THEY LOST RESPECT FOR LIFE: THE LIFE OF HELPERS AND ALL THE CREATURES THAT SWIM, FLY, WALK AND BURROW ON THE EARTH. >> AS? NACIERON LAS GUERRA, LAS ARMAS, LA VIOLENCIA Y LA CRUELDAD >> CRUELTY, VIOLENCE AND WAR EMERGED. >> PERO NO A TODOS SE LES OLVIDÓ… ALGUNOS SIEMPRE RECORDARON SU ORIGEN Y SU COMPROMISO DE CONTINUAR TEJIENDO LA CREACI?N DE UN MUNDO DE VIDA Y BELLEZA. ELLOS LUCHABAN POR LA PAZ Y POR EL RESPETO AL TEJIDO DE VIDA QUE UNE A TODAS LAS CRIATURAS. >> BUT NOT EVERYONE FORGOT. SOME REMEMBERED THEIR CONNECTION AND THEIR TASK AS CO-CREATORS OF A WORLD OF LIFE AND BEAUTY. THEY WORKED FOR PEACE, CARE AND RESPECT FOR THE INTERCONNECTED WEB OF LIFE. >> Y CADA UNO DE NOSOTROS TENEMOS LA OPORTUNIDAD DE CONTINUAR TEJIENDO CON AMOR Y PERSISTENCIA UN MUNDO QUE AFIRMA LA VIDA, Y APRECIA Y PROTEGE SU BELLEZA. >> AND AS THEIR DESCENDANTS, WE EACH HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE WEAVING WITH LOVE AND PERSISTENCE A WORLD THAT AFFIRMS LIFE AND APPRECIATES AND PROTECTS ITS BEAUTY. >> EL PASADO, EL PRESENTE Y EL FUTURO NOS INVITAN A ENTRELAZAR NUESTRAS VOCES Y NUESTRAS HISTORIAS Y CONTINUAR TEJIENDO CON AMOR Y PERSISTENCIA PARA CREAR UNA RED INTERDEPENDIENTE. >>THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE INVITE US TO INTERTWINE OUR VOICES AND OUR STORIES TO CONTINUE WEAVING WITH LOVE AND PERSISTENCE INTO AN INTERDEPENDENT WEB. BELOVEDS, WEAVERS OF OUR FUTURE LET US WEAVE A TAPESTRY OF JUSTICE, COURAGE AND DETERMINATION AND BIND IT WITH FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE >> COMPA?ERAS Y COMPA?EROS, TEJEDORES DE NUESTRO FUTURO VAMOS A TEJER UN TAPIZ DE JUSTICIA, VALOR Y DETERMINACI?N LIGADO CON NUESTRA F?, ESPERANZA Y AMOR. >> DEAR ONES, IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE A LENGTH OF RIBBON WHEN YOU CAME IN THIS MORNING PLEASE TAKE ONE ON YOUR WAY OUT. THIS IS OUR INVITATION TO ALL OF YOU TO ADD TO THE TAPESTRY WE HAVE BEGUNTO WEAVE HERE THIS MORNING AT ANY TIME DURING YOUR DAYS AT GENERAL ASSEMBLY.THE LOOM WILL BE IN THE HAUL AT THE BACK OF THIS?-- AT THE BACK OF THIS HALL. YOU MAY DECORATE YOUR RIBBON, WRITE YOUR NAME ON IT OR EVEN A PRAYER AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILIES AT THE BORDER. >> SI NO RECIBIERON UN PEDAZO DE CINTA CUANDO ENTRARON ESTA MA?ANA POR FAVOR, RECOJAN UNA A LA SALIDA. LES INVITAMOS A TODOS QUE A?ADAN SU CINTA A NUESTRO TAPIZ EN CUALQUIER MOMENTO DE NUESTRA ASAMBLEA GENERAL. ESCRIBAN SU NOMBRE, SI DESEAN, O QUIZ?S UNA ORACI?N. ?AM?N! >> PLEASE RISE IN BODY OR SPIRIT AS WE SING >> BE THE ONES WHO DON'T FORGET THEY'VE BEEN CALLED TO WEAVE A BETTER WORLD. GO IN PEACE, BE BLESSED AND BLESS THE WORLD. AND AMEN, YES, AMEN, LOVE EACH OTHER, LOVE THE WORLD, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE BEEN CALLED TO DO. AM?N. >> LOS QUE NO OLVIDAN QUE HAN SIDO LLAMADOS A TEJER UN MUNDO MEJOR. VAYAN EN PAZ, SEAN BENDECIDOS Y BENDIGAN AL MUNDO. Y AMEN, S?, AMENSE UNOS A OTROS, AMEN AL MUNDO. A ESO HEMOS SIDO LLAMADAS. AM?N. **********DISCLAIMER********** THE FOLLOWING IS AN UNEDITED ROUGH DRAFT TRANSLATION FROM THE CART CAPTIONER'S OUTPUT FILE. THIS TRANSCRIPT IS NOT VERBATIM AND HAS NOT BEEN PROOFREAD. TO DO SO IS AN EXTRA FEE. THIS FILE MAY CONTAIN ERRORS. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE SPEAKER(S) FOR ANY CLARIFICATION. THIS TRANSCRIPT MAY NOT BE COPIED OR DISSEMINATED TO ANYONE UNLESS YOU OBTAIN WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE OFFICE OR SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT IS PROVIDING CART CAPTIONING TO YOU; FINALLY, THIS TRANSCRIPT MAY NOT BE USED IN A COURT OF LAW. **********DISCLAIMER********** EVENT: B2018 0621 MORNING WORSHIP 8AM CAPTIONS PROVIDED BY: HEAR INK HTTP://WWW.HEARINK.COM PHONE: 314-427-1113