August 23, 2023

“As people who want to live a good, full, unrestricted, adventurous, 
real kind of life, there is concrete instruction we can follow: See what is.”
– Pema Chodron

Beloveds,

I like the way GNUUC begins the church year: looking back and forward, reminding ourselves of our covenant and mission, and discovering a new vision of our shared ministry for the months ahead. Perhaps because I’ve only begun years here amidst the COVID pandemic, our visioning work has necessarily involved a good deal of observing and thinking carefully to understand what is in the current moment.

Last Saturday, your Board gathered for several hours to “see what is” and to think about how to live our mission right now. We will be sharing the vision that emerged during our time together during our Sunday Service on September 20. I hope you’ll plan to be there and be inspired to join our efforts this year to build a “good, full, unrestricted, adventurous, real” life together. 

This Sunday, we will be celebrating new members and also our annual Water Communion, which is symbolic of an inescapable, concrete fact of what is: the truth that we are deeply connected–to each other and to the world in which we exist and the beings with whom we co-exist. You are invited to bring a small quantity of water representing someplace special to you (or use the water we will have on hand–all water is connected, after all) and help us celebrate.

Yours in what is, 

Rev. Denise
RevDenise@gnuuc.org