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Rev. Meg Barnhouse
April 11, 2021
First UU Church of Austin
4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756
www.austinuu.org
It appears that our brains are wired to simplify the world for our intake. We assign heroes and villains and we forget to be curious, to ask questions, to get the rest of the story.
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
May the light around us guide our footsteps and hold us fast to the best and most righteous that we seek.
May the darkness around us nurture our dreams and give us rest so that we may give ourselves to the work of our world.
Let us seek to remember the wholeness of our lives, the weaving of light and shadow in this great and astounding dance in which we move.
– Kathleen McTigue
Affirming Our Mission
Together we nourish souls, transform lives, and do justice to build the Beloved Community.
Learn more about Beloved Community at this link. – The King Center
Meditation Reading
The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either – but right through every human heart…even within hearts overwhelmed by evil, one small bridgehead of good is retained.
– Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
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