Vocation is the Whole Souul Living Theme for May.  Given that there is an inherent tension (perhaps a chasm!) between living a personal vocation and the realities of the job market, this month we will explore the work and vocation of being human.  This is a two-way street.  That is, even though we think of the work we do as shaping or changing things outside of ourselves, in reality the world changes us in equal measure through our interactions with it.  Or, as Rainer Maria Rilke wrote; "In the difficult are

Love has no body on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which Love and compassion for the world is to look out; yours are the feet with which Love is to go about doing good; and yours are the hands with which Love is to bless us now.

Imagination is our Whole Souul Living Theme for March.  Consider this quote from J. K. Rowling;

Brokenness is the Whole Souul Living Theme for February, but not so that we might wallow morose or despairing.  Brokenness is simply an essential and unavoidable part of human life.   It often marks the turning points on our lifelong journeys; the endings of chapters, the beginnings of new ones, the places where growth takes place.

Peace is the Whole Souul Living Theme for January, and it represents a profoundly challenging hope!  Getting right to the heart of the matter, pacifist A. J. Muste wrote:  We cannot have peace if we are only concerned with peace. War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life.

salvation, n.  A saving or being saved; preservation from destruction, ruin, loss, or calamity.

Rich and rewarding, Judeo-Christian scripture is from another time, contains some questionable theology, and is full of stories, symbols, and spiritual lessons woven deeply into our language and culture.

Some questions for communal reflection:

Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, political, economic, physical, and spiritual freedom are all deeply entwined realities that inspire great passion.  In the Unitarian Universalist tradition, we hold special esteem for freedom of religion and freedom of belief. And, typically when we speak of these, we are referring to social and political achievements that are both noble and necessary.

What is the source of faith for a Unitarian Universalist?