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“Walking the Perimeter” – September 14, 2025

Sep 16, 2025

Rev. Sophia preaching, with Kyle Belmont, Charlyn Bethell, Djalai Babazadeh, and Guy Urban.

Wisdom teaches us that cultivating and nourishing a sense of belonging takes time, intention, and trust. This Sunday let’s reflect on the past four years together. It will be good to consider where we’ve been and who we are now–so that we might keep striving to meet the moment and be a place of belonging for all. We will also sing some beautiful music and hear a story about the promises we carry. Do yourself a favor and come to church!

Reading: From Joy Harjo’s poem “Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings”:

When we made it back home, back over those curved roads
that wind through the city of peace, we stopped at the
doorway of dusk as it opened to our homelands.
We gave thanks for the story, for all parts of the story
because it was by the light of those challenges we knew
ourselves—
We asked for forgiveness.
We laid down our burdens next to each other.

Reverend Sophia Lyons
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Rev. Sophia is committed to radical welcome and spreading the good news that is our bold Unitarian Universalist faith. Some of her areas of interest include interfaith partnerships, addictions ministry, spiritual direction, and working towards collective liberation for all. Rev. Sophia aspires to live her life and fulfill her ministry guided by spiritual seeking, big love, and the seven principles of Unitarian Universalism.

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