When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
~Jimi Hendrix
These seem like challenging times, and it can be hard to hold on to the hope that the power of love can overcome the love of power. Yet, Unitarian Universalism is a faith the puts love at the center.
For several years, congregations in the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), which includes OUUC, have been in conversation about how we articulate our purpose and covenant with each other. It is Article II of the UUA Bylaws that expresses our purpose and values, and there has been an Article II Commission working on leading this discussion and capturing the results.
You can learn more about the Article II Commission here and more about the entire process, including OUUC’s conversations, here.
One of the results of this reflection is a set of six core UU values with Love at the center. This year at OUUC, we are exploring each core value as our monthly spiritual themes. In November and December, we explored “Generosity” and “Transformation.” In February it will be “Justice," in March “Equity,” in April “Interdependence,” and in May it will be “Pluralism.” This month, our spiritual theme is “Love.”
