Direct Experience

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  • A hand holds a slide up to the light, on which is a dated image of a woman and man posing outside.
    The Complex Feelings of Father's Day
    From WorshipWeb
    Sometimes it feels like Father’s Day is more about enshrining a myth than it is about facing the realities of fatherhood.
  • Two hands, of dark skin color, reach to each other. Each hand holds a jigsaw puzzle piece with half of a red heart on it, suggesting that the two pieces fit together perfectly.
    Belonging
    From Braver/Wiser
    I learned that love and support can be expressed in many different ways by different people.
  • Hanging underneath an outdoor surface is a new green chrysalis, a clear one that’s about ready to emerge, and a butterfly that’s already come out.
    Emergence
    From Braver/Wiser
    Emergence, becoming, is inherent in each of us.
  • Bringing Conflict to the Table
    From WorshipWeb
    The willingness to bring conflict to the table, to make yourself vulnerable, shows a faith in your relationship.
  • A white nationalist, wearing body armor with a white nationalist symbol, stands in front of a line of religious leaders, some wearing Side with Love garb, at the Charlottesville Unite the Right Rally (August 12, 2017).
    Coalescing around Whiteness
    From Braver/Wiser
    Do we who are UUs really believe in the values of our faith enough to enact them in bold, clear, and unequivocal ways?
  • An outstretched hand, palm towards camera, with a rainbow of light cast across it.
    Glitter and Glory
    From Braver/Wiser
    I miss the days when I wore glittery skirts and gaudy sarongs and fairy wings, and covered myself in glitter for Pride.
  • A neon pink triangle and "Silence = Death" in the glass wall of the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC.
    Nudging Us Toward Life
    From Braver/Wiser
    Help me live in gratitude for the LGBTQ+ ancestors who paved this road we walk and roll on.
  • Cropped shot of a woman relaxing in a chair with a book and a cup of tea
    Preparing to Let Go
    From Braver/Wiser
    I feel sad to lose a spiritual practice that I can now recognize, honor, and appreciate.
  • A U.S. Army Honor Guard in dress uniform lower a coffin into the ground.
    The Gift of Remembrance
    From Braver/Wiser
    Memorial Day is not to be celebrated. It is to be observed on behalf of the true witnesses of our human failure to love our neighbor as ourselves.
  • Against a black background, a white egg rests on its side. A second egg, standing on its end, has had its top removed and green sprout grows out of the egg.
    Shapers of Change
    From Braver/Wiser
    I am no longer a victim of change: I am shaping the world that is to come.