{"id":135792,"date":"2022-02-13T16:21:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T22:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?p=135792"},"modified":"2022-02-13T16:21:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T22:21:16","slug":"what-if-you-were-really-loved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/what-if-you-were-really-loved\/","title":{"rendered":"What if you were really loved"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2992\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-135792-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-02-13_Really_Love.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-02-13_Really_Love.mp3\">http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-02-13_Really_Love.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-02-13_Really_Love.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?powerpress_pinw=135792-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-02-13_Really_Love.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2022-02-13_Really_Love.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Listen to the sermon by clicking the play button above.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Rev. Meg Barnhouse<br \/>February 13, 2022<br \/>First UU Church of Austin<br \/>4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756<br \/>www.austinuu.org<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">A New Year&#8217;s resolution some years ago led me to the question: what if we were really loved. I have been pondering it since. So many people have that question underneath everything they do or say. Do you really love me? That is what they are asking.<\/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\">Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,<br \/>while loving someone deeply gives you courage.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#8211; Lao Tzu<\/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\">I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.<br \/>I love you simply, without problems or pride:<br \/>I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this,<br \/>in which there is no I or you,<br \/>so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand,<br \/>so intimate that when I fall asleep you close your eyes.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#8211; Pablo Neruda<\/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 22 years are available online through this website. 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Meg BarnhouseFebruary 13, 2022First UU Church of Austin4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756www.austinuu.org A New Year&#8217;s resolution some years ago led me to the question: what if we were really loved. I have been pondering it since. 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