The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport
10 Lyons Plains Rd., Westport, CT 06880 - Ph: (203)227-7205 Sunday Services: 10:00 AM
“In music, in the sea, in a flower, in a leaf, in an act of kindness…I see what people call God in all these things.” Pablo Casals This sermon was prompted by my response to reading Al Gore’s latest book, The Assault on Reason. It goes nicely with the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes. […]
Chalice Lighting: From Martin Luther King’s Nobel Acceptance “I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and […]
At the gate of a 13th century Zen Buddhist temple there are two wooden plaques inscribed with Chinese characters: the first reads, “Only those concerned with the question of life and death need enter here.” The second says, “Those not completely concerned with this question have no reason to enter this gate.” (From Mountain Record, […]
Opening words: I Am Running into a New Year, Lucille Clifton i am running into a new year and the old years blow back like a wind that i catch in my hair like strong fingers like all my old promises and it will be hard to let go of what i said to myself […]
“So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them before the LORD at Hebron; then they anointed David king over Israel.” 1 Samuel 5:3 One of the central ideas in Judaism is the notion that a savior will come to liberate the Jews, deliver […]
Opening Words: The Place I Want to Get Back To, Mary Oliver ‘Thirst’ is where in the pinewoods in the moments between the darkness and first light two deer came walking down the hill and when they saw me they said to each other, okay, this one is okay, let’s see who she is and […]
Opening Words: Tao Te Ching, Chapter 33 Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment. Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength. He who knows he has enough is rich. Perseverance is a sign of willpower. He who stays where he is endures. To die but not to perish is to be […]
Mary Oliver offers an opening poem – it’s from her most recent collection which she titled Thirst, written after the death of her partner of forty-plus years: Praying It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a […]
Today we’re celebrating the Association of over 1,000 congregations we call the UUA. I want to share a portion of my personal journey to the Unitarian Universalist fold. As I tell my own story you may see yourself in it. But first a metaphor: every year I take our Coming of Age class on a […]
Marion Jones apologized, saying, “It is with a great amount of shame that I stand before you and tell you that I have betrayed your trust. You have a right to be angry with me. I have let you down, I have let my country down, I have let myself down.” Senator Larry Craig took […]
