On the Far Side of Revenge: Part II (In-person inside and on Zoom)

16913 Germantown Road,Germantown MD 20874

26 June, 2022

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Presenter: Roy Mueller Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86040747345 Is it true, as the Buddha said: “Hatred does not end hate Vengeance does not end revenge Only love ends hate Only forgiveness ends revenge” ? Last year we held a service focusing on forgiveness and inspired by the Buddhist story from which those words come as well as words of poet Seamus Heaney: “So hope for a great sea change On the far side of revenge Believe that a further shore Is reachable from here Believe in miracles And cures and healing wells” We will continue in the same vein, taking as our texts a poem by Thich Nhat Hanh, “Please Call Me By My True Names”, and a story by Roy Brown Eagle “Before There Was Time”. Together we will create the sermon through our responses to these and to our own questions about forgiveness. All ages RE will be held. About SCUU: Unitarian Universalist beliefs are diverse and inclusive. We have no shared creed. We support the free and responsible search for truth and meaning. As part of this search, we think for ourselves and reflect together about important questions: The existence of a Higher PowerLife and DeathSacred TextsInspiration and GuidancePrayer and Spiritual PracticesYou are welcome here, however old or young you are, in whatever tradition you were raised, and however you vote. You are welcome whatever your gender and whomever you love. You are welcome with whatever abilities and limitations you have. We invite you to bring your whole self.