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Rev. Meg Barnhouse
May 1, 2022
First UU Church of Austin
4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756
www.austinuu.org
Our covenant of healthy relations says we should speak to each other directly, in an attitude of curiosity and respect. How do we do this best?
Chalice Lighting
This is the flame we hold in our hearts as we strive for justice for everyone. This is the light we shine upon systems of oppression until they are no more. This is the warmth that we share with one another as our struggle becomes our salvation.
Call to Worship
I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy god mother to endow it with the most useful gifts, that gift would be curiosity.
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Affirming Our Mission
Together we nourish souls, transform lives, and do justice to build the Beloved Community.
Meditation Reading
“The best thing for being sad,” replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, “is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then – to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.”
– T.H. White
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