Today’s sermon stands alone, but it is also the second part of a two-sermon series on the work of Joanna Macy.

Today, as we take up the topic of escalating inequality,
we can look to my own lived experience to see how workers’ compensation has eroded and financial struggles have escalated over the decades. A funny thing happened on the way to economic recovery and the prosperity our nation theoretically enjoys: Workers, for the most part, have been left out of it.

This is the first of four sermons exploring compassion. The others will be scattered throughout the year. To set the stage for future exploration, and to guide our contemplation today, let us consider the fact that all major religions state, in their particular ways, what has come to be known as the Golden Rule.

Every year our congregation hosts a Justice Sunday, during which we celebrate and support the work the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) does all over the world.

The sentence, “May we bring ourselves and our stories to church this morning and consider the blend a blessing,” appeared twice in our Palm Sunday service yesterday

Rev. Stocker ponders the value of leaving the beaten path.