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Expecting Heaven on Earth

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse
Expecting Heaven on Earth
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Rosh Hashanah celebrates the birth of the universe and is the Jewish New Year. Often times the New Year is a time for reflection of what has gone before and an expectation of what might come to be in the year ahead. What does it mean to be a person of expectation. Can we move from an expectation as an experience of impatience to expectation as a kind of spiritual practice.

Never Not Broken

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse
Never Not Broken
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Easter is about hope, second chances, new beginnings. In that we have a choice. We can embrace our humanness, which means embracing our broken natures and the compassion that remains our best hope for healing. By embracing our brokenness we give ourselves a chance to embrace our wholeness and in that there is salvation.

Journeying Towards Ostara

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse
Journeying Towards Ostara
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The spring equinox will happen at 5:58 p.m. on March 20, even though we may still have a foot of snow on the ground. How can we discern the exuberance of rebirth even when things seem desolate, whether in weather, politics, or personal challenges? This will be an interactive service.

Faith, Hope, and Buoyancy

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse
Faith, Hope, and Buoyancy
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Do we look for hope in our lives in the placid shallows or the turbulent flood? How can we trust the current to keep us afloat?

Trust Beyond the Binary

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse
Trust Beyond the Binary
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Moving to seeing the world in non-binary terms can be challenging.  And when we trust ourselves and our ability to see and understand reality in a way that moves beyond binary, either or categories we open ourselves up to amazing spiritual depth and insights.  When we function out of trust and not out of fear we find love.