Making Space for Discomfort: Worship Led by People of Color Group & Community
Members of the People Of Color (POC) Circle and Community at First Universalist have planned and will be presenting the Sunday service on Nov. 20. We are a radically inclusive group of Unitarian Universalists who identify as People of Color. We understand People of Color to include many racial identities. We welcome people of all sexual orientations and genders. We understand the important role of white allies in our lives and also hold dearly the safe community spaces where our POC communities can be in UU fellowship together.
Listen to the Call to Worship and Homily podcasts:
Order of Service: November 20 Order of Service
Offering Recipient: Million Artists Movement (give here)
November Worship Theme: Making Space for Discomfort
M. Scott Peck writes: “The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” Most of us want to get to the end of an uncomfortable situation, or an unfulfilled time as soon as humanly possible. We often will choose a questionable equilibrium over a generative imbalance any day. But what if we placed the mantle of discomfort squarely upon our shoulders, and embraced it as our greatest spiritual teacher. This month, we practice making space for discomfort and the truer answers it has to teach.
