{"id":135882,"date":"2022-03-13T15:47:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T21:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?p=135882"},"modified":"2022-03-13T15:47:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T21:47:04","slug":"renewing-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/renewing-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewing Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4415\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-135882-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-03-13_Renewing_Faith.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-03-13_Renewing_Faith.mp3\">http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-03-13_Renewing_Faith.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-03-13_Renewing_Faith.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?powerpress_pinw=135882-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-03-13_Renewing_Faith.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2022-03-13_Renewing_Faith.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 \/>March 13, 2022<br \/>First UU Church of Austin<br \/>4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756<br \/>www.austinuu.org<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In challenging, sometimes scary times such as those in which we find ourselves, it can be hard at times to maintain our faith. Perhaps we can help each other retain our faith and resilience. Perhaps faith is to be found in our struggles for love, justice and a better world &#8211; a continual process of remembering that there is beauty to be found in the struggle, even when we cannot know what the outcome may be.<\/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\">To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don&#8217;t grab hold of the water because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead, you relax and float.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#8211; Alan Wilson Watts<\/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\">FIRST LESSON<br \/>&#8211; Philip Booth<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Lie back daughter, let your head<br \/>be tipped back in the cup of my hand.<br \/>Gently, and I will hold you. Spread<br \/>your arms wide, lie out on the stream<br \/>and look high at the gulls. A dead-<br \/>man&#8217;s float is face down. You will<br \/>dive and swim soon enough where this tidewater<br \/>ebbs to the sea. Daughter, believe<br \/>me, when you tire on the long thrash<br \/>to your island, lie up, and survive.<br \/>As you float now, where I held you<br \/>and let go, remember when fear<br \/>cramps your heart what I told you:<br \/>lie gently and wide to the light-year<br \/>stars, lie back, and the sea will hold you.<\/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. 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 JimmersonMarch 13, 2022First UU Church of Austin4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756www.austinuu.org In challenging, sometimes scary times such as those in which we find ourselves, it can be hard at times to maintain our faith. 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