No other blog post or magazine article I’ve written has gotten as much response as my article for the

UU World about Zentangles. In fact, I had several conversations this week where people brought it

up. What is this spiritual practice, and why is it something people are connecting so much to? I’ll

explore why I find it helpful and how it’s done in this service.

(Mother’s Day) The poet Kahlil Gibran wrote, “Your children are not your children. / They are the

sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.”  May is “National Foster Care Month,” and never

have Gibran’s words felt truer than since becoming a foster parent. I’ll examine the Gibran poem and how parenting is a series of letting go on this Mother’s Day.

We will explore how processes in our brains may predispose us to hold particular political views—with-

out our conscious awareness! Are we conservative or liberal because our heads won’t let us be other-

wise? What does it mean to be conservative or liberal? Can a “home for liberal religion” be open to

those who call themselves conservative?

(Memorial Day) Unitarian Universalists are deeply divided over issues of militarism and war. How do we

honor the service of those among us, and honor the different perspectives on war and peace at the same

time? This service will explore the lines that divide us.

May 31 is the birthday of both Unitarian poet Walt Whitman and Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, and Mary.

Rev. Cindy will weave American poetry and folk music together in this service.