#UULent. Word for today, March 3, 2021: peace. What we pay attention to grows. Do you pay attention to what peace feels like? If you are only listening to the voices in your head that criticize, that tell you what’s wrong– with yourself and others and with the whole world– can you grow peace? If…

First things first: accolades. I want to give a great big shout out to your UUCL board members– Brandon Nuckols, Kelly Justice, Helen Dingus, Jane Eskenazi, Wesley Hargrove, Justin Neal, and Melissa Marshallfor leading us through this time of change. This has been no easy task. But you see, even before the pandemic, this board…

What do you think about change? Where in your life do you embrace it? When do you resist it? Why? (These would be great questions to explore through journaling!) I’m sure you are familiar with quotes about change being the only constant and the saying from Heraclitus that goes like this– “You cannot step in…

This semester I am taking two classes: “Tools for Parish and Nonprofit Administration” and “Community Organizing and Ethical Leadership”. The professors of both classes are Black women. In fact, every class I’ve taken at Meadville Lombard has been taught by a POC. I am deeply grateful for the work they do to help form us…

I really love hearing from a mosaic of speakers during a worship service. There’s something holy about putting together unique individuals to listen for individual perspectives and realize the gestalt– an organized whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. So, I thought it a fruitful exercise to name on paper a few…

From the UUA’s press release on January 8, 2021: As a religious institution, we live faithfully our role as a part of the critical fabric of our country’s moral conscience. And as Unitarian Universalists, we hold democracy as a central principle for our faith. … This is a time for true accountability and courageous action…