{"id":136778,"date":"2022-11-08T10:17:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?p=136778"},"modified":"2022-11-08T10:17:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:17:08","slug":"in-death-and-democracy-look-for-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/in-death-and-democracy-look-for-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"In Death and Democracy, Look for Beauty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5110\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-136778-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-11-06_Death_and_Democracy.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-11-06_Death_and_Democracy.mp3\">http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-11-06_Death_and_Democracy.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-11-06_Death_and_Democracy.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?powerpress_pinw=136778-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2022-11-06_Death_and_Democracy.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2022-11-06_Death_and_Democracy.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 \/>November 6, 2022<br \/>First UU Church of Austin<br \/>4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756<br \/>www.austinuu.org<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">What do grief and elections have in common? They are unusual places to look for beauty. In the season of All Souls and with election day looming, Rev. Erin Walter will reflect with us on our spiritual commitment to democracy and on finding beauty in challenging times.<\/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\">Put up an alter for your beloved dead<br \/>Put out food and drink <br \/>flowers<br \/>The delights of the living.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Gather at the table<br \/>tell their stories<br \/>the ones they couldn&#8217;t stop repeating<br \/>and their jokes the same.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Look for awhile into the darkness<br \/>say their names<br \/>listen and be still<br \/>but do not expect an answer.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">If anything <br \/>in the hush whisper of blowing leaves<br \/>just this<br \/>it&#8217;s your world now, we did what we could<br \/>the living are the only architects<br \/>of the world to come.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#8211; Lynn Unger<\/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\">Freedom is not a state. It is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all take and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair more just society.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#8211; John Lewis<\/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 WalterNovember 6, 2022First UU Church of Austin4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756www.austinuu.org What do grief and elections have in common? They are unusual places to look for beauty. In the season of All Souls and with election day looming, Rev. 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