In-Person Services, Columbia, SC Sundays 11AM
Love is the worst thing, but it is also the best thing.” This was the wisdom given to Rev. Hillary Taylor by a friend as she worried about the possibility of falling in love. In today’s sermon, Hillary will be reflecting on the sacred act of loving others in conversation with Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:38-48, as well as her work with her pen-pal on South Carolina’s death row.
Matthew 5:38-48
Politicos on the Left and Right have used the buzz words abundance and scarcity for decades to justify their government policies and practices. But too few have ever paid enough attention to Earth’s all-encompassing ecology—and our UU Seventh Principle, “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.”
While many see The Handmaid’s Tale as an instruction manual on how to institute a repressive regime, it also provides a road map for resisting such forms of government. We’ll explore the art of fruitful resistance.