I have studied different faith traditions as a Unitarian Universalist (UU) minister. I am able to negotiate a marriage ceremony, a memorial service, or counsel as a chaplain for people of other religions. I love being able to draw from all these traditions to give people the experience they need at that moment. Unitarian Universalists do not share a creed, and we honor other faiths as a path toward spiritual deepening. We are often called an interfaith religion, and I sometimes identify as an Interfaith minister (it’s how I define myself for this blog).
Prayer can be sent anywhere don't you think. Higher power, the Universe. Sometimes I want to pray to my genetic material -- that it will express in a certain way. So glad to see you reading my posts Avis and getting something out of them.
Through the years, I have found the need for prayer. (I attended Presbyterian churches nearly all my life), but fell away from the Bible as written and found UU to be so much more comfortable for me. But, to whom do I pray? I have settled on a 'higher power."
Now that enough time has passed for a good amount of healing (leaving Christian fundamentalism), and appreciating the safety that I find in Zen, I find myself warming to the idea of multiple faith exploration as perhaps the foundation rather than a journey seeking a final destination. Living in a dualistic/binary culture, I am finding it challenging to “keep my options open” so to speak. We’re given options, but then told to pick one. And in many cases, especially religion, that one choice is expected to be a life-long decision. Why? Why do we need to choose just one? I am finding a new sense of freedom in watching the options multiply and not heeding the unspoken, but expected, command to choose. I think I’ll hang out in the in between and explore the options that open up.😊
Prayer can be sent anywhere don't you think. Higher power, the Universe. Sometimes I want to pray to my genetic material -- that it will express in a certain way. So glad to see you reading my posts Avis and getting something out of them.
Through the years, I have found the need for prayer. (I attended Presbyterian churches nearly all my life), but fell away from the Bible as written and found UU to be so much more comfortable for me. But, to whom do I pray? I have settled on a 'higher power."
Now that enough time has passed for a good amount of healing (leaving Christian fundamentalism), and appreciating the safety that I find in Zen, I find myself warming to the idea of multiple faith exploration as perhaps the foundation rather than a journey seeking a final destination. Living in a dualistic/binary culture, I am finding it challenging to “keep my options open” so to speak. We’re given options, but then told to pick one. And in many cases, especially religion, that one choice is expected to be a life-long decision. Why? Why do we need to choose just one? I am finding a new sense of freedom in watching the options multiply and not heeding the unspoken, but expected, command to choose. I think I’ll hang out in the in between and explore the options that open up.😊