How much do you know about our Universalist tradition? Is there a lingering legacy and relevance of our Universalist heritage? How might we understand Universalism in a way that speaks to some of our contemporary spiritual aspirations and social concerns?

"Love Can Build A Bridge" - Rev. Dr. Larry Peers

When our current president of the UUA, Susan Frederick-Grey began her term six years ago, she declared, “This is no time for a casual faith…We are living in times of heartbreak, violence, and pain, and in this time we need communities that remind us of our humanity.” What does this faith mean to you? How has our own personal and collective UU faith evolved?

“No Time For A Casual Faith”, Rev  Dr  Larry Peers

The profound understanding of how we are interconnected is not just perennial wisdom from the world’s religious traditions but is also a scientific one. It is a practical perspective. Indigenous cultures have often understood this and the wisdom traditions have as well.

What practices can lead us to more reconnection and coherence when we often feel isolated and divided? What is the healing work that all of us can participate in at this critical time?

Sermon delivered Nov. 26, 2023, at First Unitarian Church of Delaware

"Practicing Interdependence To Heal Our World" – Rev. Dr. Larry Peers

In Jane Wagner’s one-person show, The Search for Intelligent Life on Earth, written for Lily Tomlin, the character says, “…the moment you are most in awe of all you don’t understand, you’re closer to understanding it all than at any other time. And I felt so good inside, my heart felt so full, I decided to set time aside each day to do ‘awe-robics’.”

What about us? Is awe a random experience only, or is it something we could practice, like “awe-robics”?

LifeStream@ First Unitarian