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Blessing of the Animals
Sunday, February 27 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join us for a family-friendly, all ages worship service featuring accomplished Seattle actor and storyteller, Eva Abram, who brings folktales and myths of American history alive with masterful performance skills. This morning, our worship will focus on the stories of animals and will show us how powerful animal characters can convey so many things. Eva Abram writes that she grew up collecting rainwater for household use and that experience taught her that water is essential for life and so is the same is true of stories. Stories nourish human beings, as rainwater nourishes the earth’s plants and animals.
More about Ms. Abram: I was born in New Orleans and grew up in a little town called St. Joe. Surrounded by both sets of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, I grew up being well looked after. While growing up, I got glimpses and fragments of stories about Brer Rabbit. I listened as relatives told stories about their experiences at work or encounters in their daily lives. I moved to Seattle, attended high school and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington, Seattle. I have performed in schools, theatres, and history museums throughout the northwest. As an actress, public speaker, and avid lover of history, I writes and performs stories about people and events that have shaped our state and our nation, including dramatic presentations that explore race and race relations. You can learn more about her work at her website https://www.rainwaterstorytelling.com
how to attend
• To virtually attend, please Zoom in using room number 989 3107 9078, passcode: chalice.
• To phone into the service, call 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 989 3107 9078.
For those joining virtually, please mute as soon as you enter the room, so everyone can hear. Please note, the services will be recorded, but at this time, there are no plans to share the recording.
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Sermon Audio
Prayer for Peace
Prayer for Peace
Please join me in the spirit of prayer
You’re invited to close your eyes or place your hand on your heart.
Spirit of life, the quiet voice within, all that connects us in this world, teach us again to be a people that stand together and that live in peace. Spirit of life, my love, we are tired and wired and stressed from pandemic and injustice. Now, war. So breathe. Deep into your belly. Love is the practice of a community so spirit of life, we ask you to help us be Together as a people of faith, courage to lead with de-escalation, to make peace possible for the world, And so, spirit of life, people of east shore, help us to tell a different story of peace in the world, so that we may respond to difficult circumstances with our eyes open, a wise and caring heart, and a thoughtful and intelligent mind, whether it be war in Ukraine, or slavery in this America, or transphobia in Texas, help us to continue our Unitarian Universalism with aid and courage and change.
To the people of Russia: We see you marching in the streets, risking arrest, being in the streets. Your courage is a beacon. You show the world that Russia’s leadership is not Russia’s people. You have the power to stop this war at the source. We are with you.
To the people of Ukraine: We see you — waking to the sound of sirens, pulling your children from the windows, and preparing to protect all you love. You are not alone. We are sending you our prayers, our action, and our aid. We are with you.
To the children of Ukraine: When I told my son about you, we closed our eyes and sang a prayer for you. We imagined a shimmering gold shield around your homes and your families and you. You are shielded by love. We are with you.
We may not always know how to do that, but we can begin with ourselves, and remain open to every opportunity to be peace in the world. We can let go of fear and hatred. Spirit of life, hear this call: yes there is peace on earth and let it begin with me.
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