by Jack Lohr
This Sunday, I’ll be leading the service at USR. My topic is “Love with a Capital ‘L’‽” I’ll tell you why I love USR, and offer my opinions about what we UUs might mean when we say the following in our new “Article II”:
Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values. We are accountable to one another for doing the work of living our shared values through the spiritual discipline of Love.
To prepare for the service, you might like to check out these three links:
- Article II
- From former UUA President Susan Frederick Gray: Love is an essential spiritual and moral value | UU World Magazine
- Martin Walker’s demurral: #24 | Martin Walker | Change Love to Another Word – Amendment Ideas – Unitarian Universalist Association Forums
I’d also like to share some resources that have shaped my message, but which won’t make it into the service. This is for extra credit.
Love Is the Center and Foundation | WorshipWeb | UUA.org
Gus Summer’s quote from Frozen: “it’s putting someone else’s needs before yours!“
Tina Turner: “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”
“Polysemous Love Song” by Bread and the Man
“Fragile” by Sting (suggested by Samir Tari)
“As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the weapon of love.” –Martin Luther King, Jr., in a sermon, Montgomery, Alabama, November 6, 1956. (suggested by Christine O’Neill)
And finally, YOU can help me out by sharing what Love means to you!
I’d be really grateful if you do Facebook, if you could respond here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/DbdRZfWgvJWM2htd/ (You’ll find a couple of quotes there to get you started.)
Or respond to jlohr@uuridgewood.org
Love, Jack
PS: If you’re not acquainted with the “interrobang” punctuation mark, check it out here.
