{"id":135301,"date":"2021-07-04T13:49:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T19:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?p=135301"},"modified":"2021-07-04T13:49:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T19:49:19","slug":"were-still-here-our-journey-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/were-still-here-our-journey-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re still here; Our Journey Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4517\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-135301-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2021-07-04_We_are_still_here.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2021-07-04_We_are_still_here.mp3\">http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2021-07-04_We_are_still_here.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2021-07-04_We_are_still_here.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?powerpress_pinw=135301-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2021-07-04_We_are_still_here.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2021-07-04_We_are_still_here.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Listen to the sermon by clicking the play button above.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Rev. Chris Jimmerson<br \/>July 4, 2021<br \/>First UU Church of Austin<br \/>4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756<br \/>www.austinuu.org<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">For over a year and a half, we have all been on an often challenging journey together, but we are still here as a religious community. As we contemplate an upcoming return to in-person church activities, our journey will change course again. What might we need to consider to smooth the potential bumps and avoid potential roadblocks when we begin that new journey?<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"4\" width=\"300\" \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Chalice Lighting<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Call to Worship<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">WE TRAVEL THIS ROAD TOGETHER<br \/>By Tess Baumberger<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">From the busy-ness of everyday we gather once a week to remember who we are, to dream of who we might become.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">We travel this road together.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">As companions on this journey, we share the milestones we meet along the way. Individual moments of joy and sorrow become shared moments of comfort and celebration.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">We travel this road together.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">We share this journey across differences of belief and opinion Because we value diversity and because care for one another.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">We travel this road together.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Today as we take the next steps, let us notice our fellow travelers: The burdens that they carry, the songs that inspire their hearts.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">We travel this road together.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">As we gather in beloved community, let us open the holy havens of our hearts, Let us share the sacred places of our souls For we are pilgrims who share a common path.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">We travel this road together.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Affirming Our Mission<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">Together we nourish souls, transform lives, and do justice to build the Beloved Community.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Learn more about Beloved Community at this link. &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thekingcenter.org\/#the-beloved-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The King Center<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Meditation Reading<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">A BLESSING FOR TRAVELING IN THE DARK<br \/>By Jan Richardson<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Go slow<br \/>if you can.<br \/>Slower.<br \/>More slowly still.<br \/>Friendly dark<br \/>or fearsome,<br \/>this is no place<br \/>to break your neck<br \/>by rushing,<br \/>by running,<br \/>by crashing into<br \/>what you cannot see.<br \/>Then again,<br \/>it is true:<br \/>different darks<br \/>have different tasks,<br \/>and if you<br \/>have arrived here unawares,<br \/>if you have come<br \/>in peril<br \/>or in pain,<br \/>this might be no place<br \/>you should dawdle.<br \/>I do not know<br \/>what these shadows<br \/>ask of you,<br \/>what they might hold<br \/>that means you good<br \/>or ill.<br \/>It is not for me<br \/>to reckon<br \/>whether you should linger<br \/>or you should leave.<br \/>But this is what<br \/>I can ask for you:<br \/>That in the darkness<br \/>there be a blessing.<br \/>That in the shadows<br \/>there be a welcome.<br \/>That in the night<br \/>you be encompassed<br \/>by the Love that knows<br \/>your name.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">from Jan Richardson&#8217;s blog, The Advent Door<br \/>\u00a9 Jan Richardson, janrichardson.com<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Sermon<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Text of this sermon is not yet available.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"4\" width=\"300\" \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Most sermons during the past 21 years are available online through this website. Click on the index link below to find tables of all sermons for each year listed by date (newest to oldest) with topic and speaker. Click on a topic to go to that sermon.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/category\/sermons\/indexes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>SERMON INDEX<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Podcasts of this and other sermons are also available for free on iTunes. You can find them by clicking on the podcast link below or copying and pasting this link. https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/first-unitarian-universalist\/id372427776<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/first-unitarian-universalist\/id372427776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>PODCASTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the sermon by clicking the play button above. Rev. Chris JimmersonJuly 4, 2021First UU Church of Austin4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756www.austinuu.org For over a year and a half, we have all been on an often challenging journey together, but we are still here as a religious community. 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