It’s natural to be uncomfortable with uncertainty. It can often be terrifying but it can also be very exciting. Uncertainty can drive fear, curiosity, innovation, for we yearn for the wonder of discovery, that feeling of experiencing something for the first time. The more we know, the more we realize how little we know. We … Continue reading Mysteries of Science III: Dealing with Uncertainty
“You are perfect the way you are … and you could use a little improvement,” writes Japanese Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki. This sermon, given at the University Unitarian Church of Seattle, WA on July 9, 2023, explores our interior sense of being both judged and accepted. Rev. Bruce A. Bode, a native of Lynden, WA, … Continue reading “Something Judges Us, Something Accepts Us,” by Rev. Bruce A. Bode
Our greatest gift is just to love and to be loved in return. We seek to build a beloved community where to love is to care for our souls. May we learn together the beauty that lives with loving kindness. The transmutation of suffering into understanding love. The caring which bless the world. John A. … Continue reading “Caring,” by Avery Burrows
