{"id":136583,"date":"2022-08-28T16:45:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T22:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?p=136583"},"modified":"2022-08-28T16:45:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T22:45:26","slug":"dance-in-the-desert-bring-a-tambourine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/dance-in-the-desert-bring-a-tambourine\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance in the Desert, Bring a Tambourine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4477\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-136583-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-08-28_Bring_a_tambourine.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-08-28_Bring_a_tambourine.mp3\">http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-08-28_Bring_a_tambourine.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-08-28_Bring_a_tambourine.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?powerpress_pinw=136583-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-08-28_Bring_a_tambourine.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2022-08-28_Bring_a_tambourine.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Listen to the sermon by clicking the play button above.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Rev. Erin Walter<br \/>August 28, 2022<br \/>First UU Church of Austin<br \/>4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756<br \/>www.austinuu.org<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In her first service as part of our interim ministry team, Rev. Erin Walter will share two cherished texts &#8212; one from scripture and one from our hymnal &#8212; and reflect on the relationship between joy, justice, and interim ministry.<\/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\">I can feel the change coming <br \/>Like growing pains <br \/>I feel the change in my bones <br \/>Pulling me<br \/>Stretching me <br \/>Forming me <br \/>Into the true I am <br \/>Can you feel it? <br \/>The change in our bodies <br \/>As we adapt<br \/>Grow <br \/>Change <br \/>The weight shifting and molding to fit <br \/>This evolving body that we are in <br \/>Guided by faith that this too will pass <br \/>We can survive this because our ancestors survived <br \/>Can you feel them in your DNA? <br \/>You, a mixture of their particles that was molded to <br \/>fit your spirit <br \/>Change and shift <br \/>Mold and grow <br \/>Yet in some ways <br \/>we stay the same<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#8211; Matthew P Taylor<\/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<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Meditation Reading<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">MIRIAM&#8217;S DAUGHTER<br \/>By Mandie McGlynn<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">I am the daughter of Miriam <br \/>she taught me how to dance <br \/>over my freedom <br \/>without stepping on the bodies <br \/>of my would-be captors.<br \/>She taught me to walk headlong <br \/>into impossible waters, <br \/>to lead the crowd through the narrow place <br \/>with utter faith that it will hold <br \/>long enough for us to get free. <br \/>She taught me how to tie my sandals <br \/>for a long, unknown journey. <br \/>And most of all, she taught me <br \/>-by doing, more than telling- <br \/>how to quietly pack tambourines <br \/>in the terrifying dark of night <br \/>when we barely have space to carry <br \/>sufficient food, water, and blankets <br \/>to last us through the miles ahead. <br \/>She taught me that it&#8217;s not enough <br \/>to scrape by and survive- <br \/>we must also be willing and prepared <br \/>to dance with joy when liberation arrives. <br \/>We must believe so deeply in our souls <br \/>in the arrival of that time <br \/>that we place those timbrels in our packs <br \/>and pray to the Holy One to send us food.<\/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=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/category\/sermons\/indexes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>SERMON INDEX<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Most sermons during the past 22 years are available online through this website. Click on the index link above 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:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/first-unitarian-universalist\/id372427776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>PODCASTS<\/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 above or copying and pasting this link. https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/first-unitarian-universalist\/id372427776<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the sermon by clicking the play button above. Rev. Erin WalterAugust 28, 2022First UU Church of Austin4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756www.austinuu.org In her first service as part of our interim ministry team, Rev. 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