{"id":135326,"date":"2021-08-03T14:12:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T20:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?p=135326"},"modified":"2021-08-03T14:12:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T20:12:15","slug":"when-trust-is-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/when-trust-is-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"When Trust is Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_634\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-135326-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2021-07-25_When_Trust_is_Hard.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2021-07-25_When_Trust_is_Hard.mp3\">http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2021-07-25_When_Trust_is_Hard.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2021-07-25_When_Trust_is_Hard.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?powerpress_pinw=135326-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2021-07-25_When_Trust_is_Hard.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2021-07-25_When_Trust_is_Hard.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Listen to the sermon by clicking the play button above.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Sage Hirschfeld &amp; Bear W. Qolezcua<br \/>July 25, 2021<br \/>First UU Church of Austin<br \/>4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756<br \/>www.austinuu.org<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In a world where trusting others feels harder each day, remembering lessons of trust and letting them guide us is an act of revolution. Join our RE Intern, Sage Hirschfeld, and Director of Communications, Bear Qolezcua, as they explore the topic of trusting in others and ourselves.<\/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\">WAITING<br \/>Marta I Valentine<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Step into the center<br \/>Come in from the margins<br \/>I will hold you here.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Don&#8217;t look back<br \/>or around<br \/>feel my arms,<br \/>the water is rising.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">I will hold you<br \/>as you tremble.<br \/>I will warm you.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Don&#8217;t look out or away<br \/>Life is in here, between you and me.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In this tiny space<br \/>where I end and you begin<br \/>hope lives.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In this precious tiny space<br \/>no words need to be whispered<br \/>to tell us we are one.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">You and I,<br \/>we make the circle<br \/>if we choose to.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Come, step in<br \/>I am waiting for you.<\/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\">Trust is earned in the smallest of moments. It is earned not through heroic deeds or even highly visible adtions but through paying attention, listening, and gestures of genuine care and connection.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#8211; Dr. Bene Brown<\/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. Sage Hirschfeld &amp; Bear W. QolezcuaJuly 25, 2021First UU Church of Austin4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756www.austinuu.org In a world where trusting others feels harder each day, remembering lessons of trust and letting them guide us is an act of revolution. 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