March 18, 2018
Love is the spirit of this program. The music spans many genres but has unifying themes of justice, love, learning and hope. The messages come from podcasts, sermons and readings from Unitarian-Universalist and other allied sources in liberal religion. The title of this program comes from the words of a beloved Unitarian-Universalist hymn, “Spirit of Life,” including, “Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion” and “Move in the hand, giving life the shape of justice.”
The Dublin Unitarian Church in St. Stephen's Green was built in 1863.
Braver Wiser
Rev. Erika Hewitt
Unitarian-Universalist Association
Sermon
“Getting By or Getting Back Up” (1/14/18)
Rev. David Breeden
First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis
Message
TBD
Message
TBD
Natural Silence
Andrew Skeoch
ListeningEarth.com
World Religions
Today is the anniversary, in New York City in 2005, of what is believed to be the first-ever Friday prayers delivered by a female imam to a mixed-gender audience in Islam. Amina Wadud ignored bomb threats to deliver the prayers to promote equality in Islam.
Monday in the Western Christian tradition is St. Joseph’s Day. St. Joseph was the husband of Mary and therefore the foster-father of Jesus Christ. The day is marked in many countries in many different ways. In Spain, Portugal and Italy, it is a father’s day.
Tuesday is the anniversary, in Vatican City in 2013, of a meeting of world religious leaders, whom Pope Francis urged to unite for peace and justice. A week after becoming Pope, Francis said that the search for truth, beauty and goodness unites all religions.
Tuesday is the vernal equinox, when night and day are approximately equal all over the planet. It marks the start of spring and is celebrated in many different religious traditions, especially those Earth-centered traditions of native peoples everywhere.
In Taoism, the vernal equinox marks the ascendance of the yang concept, the opposite of winter’s yin concept. Yin and yang describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected and interdependent in the natural world.
The vernal equinox makes Tuesday the New Year in the Zoroastrian and Bahai faiths, both of which originated in Persia, where Iranians and neighboring peoples in several nations observe Nawruz, the Persian New Year. Today it’s mostly a secular holiday.
In Japan, the vernal equinox is called Shunbun No Hi and Japanese often mark the day by visiting the graves of ancestors. Like Nawruz, it was a religious holiday that was recast as secular. In pre-war Japan, it was a Shinto day of worship, honoring past emperors.
“Unitarian Beliefs” (1/28/18)
Rev. Bridget Spain
Dublin Unitarian Church
Message
TBD
Message
"Parkland Vigil" (2/26/18)
Teryn Dixon
Tennessee Valley Unitarian-Universalist Church
Conclusion
Seven Principles and Six Sources of Unitarian-Universalism
- 9:02am Stand Up for Your Rights by International Gay Society on Strong Love Songs of Gay Liberation (Chapter Music)
- 9:10am Minute by Minute by Tret Fure on My Shoes (Tomboy Girl Records)
- 9:35am Rock Me on the Water by Jackson Browne on The Very Best of Jackson Browne (Elektra Entertainment Group)
- 9:43am Love Will Find a Way by Michael Franti & Spearhead on SOULROCKER (Boo Boo Wax)
- 9:48am Joy in Our Hearts by Karen Drucker on Joy in Our Hearts (Karen Drucker)
- 9:56am Kill Em with Kindness by Selena Gomez on Revival (Interscope Records)
- 10:05am Joy Spring by Karrin Allyson on Collage (Concord Jazz Inc.)
- 10:33am Human by The Killers on Day & Age (UMG Recordings Inc.)
- 10:41am Anything Goes by Tom Kimmel on Never Saw Blue (Point Clear Records)
- 10:50am Redemption Song by Bob Marley & The Wailers on Legend (The Island Def Jam Music Group)
- 10:54am We Want Peace by Emmanuel Jal on See Me Mama (Gatwich Records)
- 10:59am Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah Worship Service 3-4-18 by Rev. David Messner on Worship Service 3-4-18
