October 9, 2019

Hello All, I'm on my way home from a week's journey as I write this. We visited my son and his partner Liana in Albuquerque, but flew into Denver, to save money and to do some sightseeing.

While in Colorado. we visited the Manhattan project NP. It was so thought-provoking and such a horrifying reminder of how glibly we humans have desecrated this earth and decimated our fellow beings. Almost too much to comprehend.

Just a few blocks away from the visitor center, we chanced upon a more hopeful sight: a UU Congregation with a bold pride flag! The new and stunning building, filled with all the symbols of our shared faith, our halting but sure progress toward justice, and the many obvious signs of our welcome and affirmation of the young, restored my faith in some measure.

Today I met with a friend in Colorado Springs, a UU minister whom I supervised during her internship. I could see from our conversation that I have grown in my understanding and empathy in 15 years.

I'm glad I belong to Unitarian Universalism.

Are you? I hope to see you this Sunday and continue our conversation about Belonging. We will start with a look at the UU Rainbow project, a history of LGBTQ+ presence in UUism, and move outward from there.

See y'all soon, Cynthia