June 3, 2026

Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone, 
who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.
~Audre Lorde

Dear Ones,

Here in Middle Tennessee, it’s one of those charming early-summer days that makes hope and joy easier: the sky is clear blue, the temperature started out pleasantly cool, leaves are swaying in a gentle breeze. It’s not hard this morning to imagine (with joy, even) that all of this belongs to all of us. It’s not hard, watching the plants and squirrels and birds, chatting with neighbors, friends, and strangers encountered on errands, to extend belonging and best wishes for well-being to everything around me. 

What’s harder, in anxious and fearful times, is remembering to use such moments of peace and just-rightness to anchor ourselves in choosing to flourish together while casting an ever-expanding circle of togetherness. This is the project to which our UU values commit us; it is the project that might bring us into a tomorrow of which we still dare to dream.

Yours in the grace of the easy moments and the joy of mutual flourishing,

Rev. Denise
RevDenise@gnuuc.org