Wayne B. Arnason

Wayne Arnason retired in 2016 after 40 years of Unitarian Universalist ministry in several congregations.

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Spirit of Life, Known to us in many ways, but so often, in so many cultures, in the image of a mother, Hold us in your arms this day. Let all that we value and all that we hold dear in the images of motherhood we carry be our guide. We are grateful for all the parents that share the community of...

Meditation | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Mother's Day

I feel sorry for the kids today who are taking geography in school for the first time. When I was in school, unless you got really interested in the history of Iraqi Kurdistan, there was a chance you could get all the way through geography class without ever having to know learn to spell Sulaymania.

Sermon | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Dissent, Inclusion, International, Multiculturalism, Politics, Universalism, Multiculturalism

For their service and their sacrifice, we pause in the silence of memory and respect.

Meditation | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Memorial Day

Take courage friends. The way is often hard, the path is never clear, and the stakes are very high. Take courage. For deep down, there is another truth: you are not alone.

Closing | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Power, Solidarity, Strength, Unity

Prayer - Wayne Arnason O God, whom we know as love, we gather here this morning as seekers and finders, creators and destroyers, givers and receivers of love....

Meditation | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: God, Love
The Martin Luther King, Jr. statue -- looking up at his arms and face, with the black sky behind him -- at the 2011 Memorial on Washington, D.C.'s mall.

I invite you now into a quiet time, a time for spoken and silent contemplation. Spirit of Life, we have come into each other's presence this day seeking a part of ourselves, knowing that we do not live alone, and knowing we cannot live fully if we are for ourselves alone....

Prayer | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Commitment, Connections, Humility, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday

Spirit of Life, The beginning of the holiday season is filled with temptations to conspicuous consumptions, and pleas for generosity. The contrasts between the values represented by this time of year, and our ability to fulfill them, remind us how great the distance can be between aspirations and...

Prayer | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Advent, Balance, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Hanukkah, Patience, Service, Unitarian Universalism, Vulnerability, Winter Solstice / Yule

The gospels are full of stories about Jesus healing. The healing stories represent some of the most moving images in Scripture. They are the most important miracle stories that were used to convince the world that Jesus was the Son of God during the first five centuries of the Common Era....

Sermon | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Body, Healing, Health, Humanism, Illness

How can we pray with integrity, grace, power, and purpose?

By Wayne B. Arnason, Kathleen Rolenz | February 24, 2008 | From Spirit
Tagged as: Spiritual Practice, Personal Inspiration

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