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Rev. Meg Barnhouse
May 10, 2020
First UU Church of Austin
4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756
www.austinuu.org
All Will Be Well This song is my “hit single” in the Unitarian Universalist world. I feel like it came through me, and that it changes its meaning somewhat in my life as I get more experience. From the letters people write me about it, I see that it has a life of its own, and shift its meanings for each person who listens.
Chalice Lighting
We light this chalice so that its flame may signify the spiritual strands of light that bind our hearts and souls with one another. Even while we must be physically apart, we bask in its warmth together.
Call to Worship
REVELATIONS OF DIVINE LOVE
Julian of NorwichGod is everything that is good. All life’s Pleasures and comforts are sacremental. They are God’s hands touching us.
Affirming Our Mission
Together we nourish souls, transform lives, and do justice to build the Beloved Community.
Meditation Reading
THE NEXT RIGHT THING
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert LopezI’ve seen dark before, but not like this
This is cold, this is empty, this is numb
The life I knew is over; the lights are out
Hello darkness: I’m ready to succumbI follow you around (I always have)
But you’ve gone to a place I cannot find
This grief has a gravity, it pulls me down
But a tiny voice whispers in my mindYou are lost, hope is gone
But you must go on
And do the next right thingCan there be a day beyond this night
I don’t know anymore what is true
I can’t find my direction; I’m all alone
The only star that guided me was youHow to rise from the floor
When it’s not you I’m rising for
Just do the next right thing
Take a step, step again It is all that I can to doThe next right thing
I won’t look too far ahead
It’s too much for me to take
But break it down to this next breath, this next step
This next choice is one that I can makeSo I’ll walk through this night
Stumbling blindly toward the light
And do the next right thing
And with the dawn what comes then?
When it’s clear that everything will never be the same again
Then I’ll make the choice to hear that voice
And do the next right thing
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