UUA President the Rev. Sofía Betancourt, PhD offered these words during her President's Report to General Assembly yesterday, affirming:
"I believe that living every day in our faith offers us a through-line, a thread, that keeps us connected to one another and grounded in our values when the world is on fire. Keep hold of the thread, Beloveds. Times of unknowing are what religious community is for."
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Re-sharing a poem here that I shared in my President’s Report to the 2024 UUA General Assembly because it speaks to me of the strength of our living tradition.
I believe that living every day in our faith offers us a through-line, a thread, that keeps us connected to one another and grounded in our values when the world is on fire. Keep hold of the thread, Beloveds. Times of unknowing are what religious community is for.
The Thread
By William Stafford
There’s a thread you follow. It goes among
things that change. But it doesn’t change.
People wonder about what you are pursuing.
You have to explain about the thread.
But it is hard for others to see.
While you hold it you can’t get lost.
Tragedies happen; people get hurt
or die; and you suffer and get old.
Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding.
You don’t ever let go of the thread.
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