While love is at the center of our values, sometimes we need boundaries to keep ourselves and the people we love safe. Whether it is family, church, friends, or romantic partners, navigating how to belong together, or not, is a narrow path we each will eventually walk. Direct link to service.
Jakob Bailey is the new chair of First Unitarians Social Justice Council. This Sunday he will share how his particular commitment to justice and equity took root, and how his UU faith carries that work forward. Direct link to service.
Most Unitarian Universalist congregations read a covenant each Sunday. Written by William Vila Blake in 1894, the covenant begins, “Love is the spirit of this church, and service is its law.” This Sunday we look at the roots, meaning and impact of these six powerful short phrases. Direct link to service.
As we step into Pride Month, our beloved 1UC of OKC community shines as a powerful sanctuary where authenticity ignites strength. Here, within this loving embrace, we are truly empowered to shed our masks, embrace our truest selves, and unlock profound personal and collective growth. Direct Link to Service.
Good-byes are complicated. We hate to leave those we love, or be left by them. Often, in life, though, it’s time to move on. Rev. Jonalu revisits her good-bye to this church a decade ago, to find the silver linings of good-byes. Direct link to service.
Join us this Sunday as we explore the ties between mindfulness and love. This service will explore how we balance wisdom and compassion, work on ourselves and work in the world. We will have opportunities to engage in activities around mindful love after the service in Daniel Hall. Direct link to service.
At General Assembly this summer, bylaws changes introduced us to a new set of UU Values: equity, generosity, interdependence, justice, pluralism, transformation, and at the center, love. Centering love roots back to our Universalist ancestors who followed a loving God. What does it mean today, though, to center love and hold to all our UU … Continue reading “Love at the Center: Exploring UU Values”
Transgender Day of Remembrance recalls people who have lost their lives because of their gender identity. And it gives us an opportunity to reflect on how to transform hate to compassion — in ourselves and in others. Can we increase the amount of love and care in our lives and in our world? Direct … Continue reading “Transforming Hate to Compassion: Transgender Day of Remembrance”
