Today’s service explores the evolution of a song. How did a camp meeting hymn from the early 1800s become “John Brown’s Body,” “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and then “Solidarity Forever?” This is a story of Living Music; of abolition, war, a Unitarian feminist, unions, and how meanings and movements shift over time. About Melody: … Continue reading Living Music – From “John Brown’s Body” to “Solidarity Forever”
What counts as a Unitarian Universalist miracle? Finding a bottle of ibuprofen when you most need it? The visitation of a heron? Coincidences and synchronicity? Developing a practice of noticing miracles can help us deepen gratitude, honor mystery, and open to the abundance that is already here.
In a world that prizes doing over being, this service invites us to pause, breathe, and open our hearts. Together we’ll explore how stillness and rest can nurture compassion—for ourselves, for one another, and for the wider world. Through reflection, music, and silence, we’ll practice cultivating a gentler way of being present to life’s challenges … Continue reading Finding a Stillness: Compassion and Rest
