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Rev. Erin Walter
November 6, 2022
First UU Church of Austin
4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756
www.austinuu.org
What do grief and elections have in common? They are unusual places to look for beauty. In the season of All Souls and with election day looming, Rev. Erin Walter will reflect with us on our spiritual commitment to democracy and on finding beauty in challenging times.
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
Put up an alter for your beloved dead
Put out food and drink
flowers
The delights of the living.Gather at the table
tell their stories
the ones they couldn’t stop repeating
and their jokes the same.Look for awhile into the darkness
say their names
listen and be still
but do not expect an answer.If anything
in the hush whisper of blowing leaves
just this
it’s your world now, we did what we could
the living are the only architects
of the world to come.– Lynn Unger
Affirming Our Mission
Together we nourish souls, transform lives, and do justice to build the Beloved Community.
Meditation Reading
Freedom is not a state. It is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all take and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair more just society.
– John Lewis
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