Love how you use Hymn #1 verse to name the tension between congregational life as safe haven/supportive community and as basecamp for prophetic witness and activism. I know it's a both/and but in my corner of the UU world, I experience our people as reluctant to move from the firestation to the fire. My take-away here is that fake fights and neglecting the housekeeping are symptoms of that reluctance. Thank you for the notion of institutional adulting as an antidote. Be well.
Love how you use Hymn #1 verse to name the tension between congregational life as safe haven/supportive community and as basecamp for prophetic witness and activism. I know it's a both/and but in my corner of the UU world, I experience our people as reluctant to move from the firestation to the fire. My take-away here is that fake fights and neglecting the housekeeping are symptoms of that reluctance. Thank you for the notion of institutional adulting as an antidote. Be well.