This week’s message reflects on the power of stories to harm and to heal, and the significance of which stories get listened to over time. Rev. Lisa also speaks to the honoring of Indigenous People’s Day as an alternative to Columbus Day.
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This week’s message introduces October’s Soul Matters theme of Deep Listening. Rev. Lisa reflects on the difference between living with a full mind and living mindfully and what it means for our ability to be truly present to our lives.
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Many of you are engaging in anti-racism learning both individually and in community at UUCM. As a follow-up resource to our recent small group offering, here is a resource list with suggested books, movies, podcasts, and organizations. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but is a place to start or continue your journey and commitment to racial healing and justice. If you know of other resources that may be helpful, please feel free to share them with our adult ed. ministry facilitator, Stephanie Siewert.
The October UUCM Social Generosity Offering will go to The Ain Dah Yung Center – which means “our home” in the Ojibwe language – provides a continuum of care and services recognizing that, in American Indian culture, you can’t grow as a person until you have honor, dignity, and respect for both yourself and everything around you. Each year, ADYC provides services to about 1,100 youth and families.
How to Donate: You can donate online using a credit card at bit.ly/giveuucm. You may also mail a contribution to UUCM at 2030 Wayzata Blvd E, Wayzata MN 55391. Simply make your check out to “UUCM” with “Social Generosity” in the memo line.
Each month, a member of the board will share a reflection on the Soul Matters monthly theme and the state of the church. The theme for October is Deep Listening. This month’s post is offered by Bill Arnold.
“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are almost indistinguishable.” – David Augsburger
Last week, I read a description of how different people interpret a simple question. Imagine you are watching TV and someone asks: “What are you doing?”. The simple response, of course, is “Watching TV”. Most likely, however, that was not the actual question being asked. It might have really been “Can I join you?” or “Why are you sitting there when you have a bunch of work to do?”. This is an example of simple versus deep listening. We should be more than just aware of the sounds around us. Listening is recognizing context, processing, contemplating, and considering other points of view. Continue reading →
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