In a system of artificial scarcity and profit motivation such as the US economy, the practice of generosity is often used as a weapon of guilt.  Popular picture books and the well-known phrase “give until it hurts” prop up the idea that generosity is a grudging obligation, not a joy or something we can set limits on.  How do we protect ourselves from the urge to “hurt” ourselves this way, while also maintaining the joy of liberated giving?

Quaker teacher Parker Palmer has said, “daily I am astonished at how readily I believe that something I need is in short supply… The irony, often tragic, is that by embracing the scarcity assumption, we create the very scarcities we fear.”  Join us as we explore and celebrate generosity as a spiritual practice that connects us to abundant love, care and affection.  This service will include children’s programing downstairs.

This week we journey through a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind… and spirit too!  Inspired by The Twilight Zone, the classic TV show created by Jewish-Unitarian Rod Serling, our service will explore timelessness, the temptations and perils of nostalgia, and what it takes to make an enduring impact for good.

In commemoration of National Coming Out Day, celebrated on October 11, we explore the spaces and practices that help us feel safe and ready to share vulnerable truths about ourselves, and the quest of making the world a place worth coming out into.