Erika Hewitt

Rev. Erika Hewitt (she/her) serves as the Minister of Worship Arts for the Unitarian Universalist Association. She also spends time on the road as a guest preacher, worship consultant, and wedding officiant. Erika is the author of Story, Song and Spirit, The Shared Pulpit, and (with co-author Becky Brooks) Sparks of Wonder.

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Against a red background, two people stand facing one another, with a gap between them.
The Smallest Biggest Number

Erika Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
If two is the smallest number in ethics, it's also the smallest seed of certainty; the way not to get lost.
A time-lapse photo showing graceful, dance-like movements of a person against a black background
Love What You Love

Erika Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
We can be cheerleaders for joy, and compassionate about the fact that we’re all just trying to survive.
From above, seven people hold hands around a table before eating.
Making Room at the Table

Erika Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
When it comes to living our expansive, inclusive, anti-oppression faith, we fall short.
In the crowded pews of a church, adults and children sing with energy.
This Is What We Do Here

Erika Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
A matter-of-fact gesture—a child taking my hand in worship, though I was a stranger—claimed me as part of something larger.
A person, with two hands, receives a glass of water from another person.
Strangers at the Door

Erika Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
To offer hospitality, we first have to identify ourselves — sometimes in inconvenient or uncomfortable ways — as helpers; as willing to offer kindness...
On a cobblestone surface, disembodied hands write signs with #METOO at the top.
The Dynamics of Silence

Erika Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
"How complicated it is to break silence: to open all of the secrets in all of our broken hearts. But silence does break; truth seeks the light. We're...
On a New York City subway (black and white photo), passengers sit. In the foreground, a man cradles his face in one hand.
What Do We Do with Our Pain?

Erika Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
”If we don’t find a way to transform our pain, we will always transmit it to those around us or turn it against ourselves… If your religion is not...
A collage of twenty vanity license plates, all from Maine, with messages ranging from "Mercy" to "Cure it" to "Lv2hik."
Blessed by a Stranger

Erika Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
There we were, two strangers idling at the red light―but I felt seen, and blessed, by a stranger.
A mother, visible only from the legs down on a sidewalk, bends toward her toddler, who's on his knees, face buried in her legs, mid-meltdown.
Love Is the Last Thing to Ration

Erika Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
“Empathy is not finite, and compassion is not a pizza with eight slices. When you practice empathy and compassion with someone, there is not less of...
A classic red Christmas ornament -- a glass ball -- sits shattered on a white surface.
When Merry Meets Mess

Erika Hewitt

From Braver/Wiser
December 7, 2016 “Use loneliness. Its ache creates urgency to reconnect with the world.” — Natalie Goldberg I know a little about "merry" meeting...

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