Christmas in our culture and even world-wide is not just a day but a season, a time we are called to attend more consciously than at other times of the year to the needs and dreams, the longings and loves, of the heart. Our service on this first Sunday of December will explore both the … Continue reading Christmas: The Season of the Heart
Taizé services originated in the monastic community in Taizé, France in the 1940s. At BUF, we have created our own UU-style Taizé service that draws from one of our sources — direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder.
In the 13th century, Sufi mystic and poet Rumi wrote that “awe is the salve that will heal our eyes.” 800 years later, professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Dacher Keltner, would find awe in the lab. Defining awe as “the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that … Continue reading Finding Awe
