Leading worship at St Johnsbury UU Church

Last Sunday, I led the worship service for the Unitarian Universalist congregation in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, at the invitation of their worship committee. I shared several readings and songs that resonate strongly for me, including the following:

From John Phillip Newell:

May the angels of light
glisten for us this day
May the sparks of the Divine’s beauty
dance in the eyes of those we love.
May the universe
be on fire with Presence for us this day.

From Walt Whitman’s “This Is What You Shall Do” :

Argue not concerning God,
have patience and indulgence toward the people,
examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book,
dismiss whatever insults your very soul,
your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency.

And from the song “Simple Faith” by Mustard’s Retreat:

No room in this heart for fear,
no judgement day drawing near
Trust that inner voice you hear, every day
Life’s not a goal or race,
it’s about heart and faith
And living a life of grace, every day.