“What if joy is not only entangled with pain, or suffering, or sorrow,
but is also what emerges from how we care for each other through those things?
What if joy, instead of refuge or relief from heartbreak, is what
effloresces from us as we help each other carry our heartbreaks?
~Ross Gay
Beloveds,
If you’ve been around UU congregations for a bit, you may already know that election season tends to bring our people–even the ones who don’t know themselves that way (yet!)--to church. This is a challenging time to be committed to democracy, and many of us find it comforting to be together right now. The being together does not change the larger picture of our struggles for justice or whisk away disappointment or dread, but it can bolster hope, remind us that we care and are cared for, and perhaps set the stage for a sort of blossoming and growth that just might be joy.
Yours in the joy of caring for each other through what comes,
Rev. Denise
RevDenise@gnuuc.org
P.S. Early voting in Davidson County ends tomorrow. Location & hours of early-voting polls here
If you can’t vote early, please have Nov. 3 marked on your calendar, know where your assigned polling place is, and make a plan to get there.