Soul Matters
Welcome to Soul Matters!
Every month this year, we'll examine a different theme through Soul Matters, a Unitarian Universalist theme-based curriculum that encourages deep thinking about spiritual, religious, and philosophical topics. Look for opportunities in Worship, Religious Education, Sharing Groups, and on social media.
About Our 2024-2025 Themes:
This year's themes are about practices we need to live love at the center of our lives. What does it mean to bring this kind of love to the world, to center it in our very lives? Join us this year at Horizon as we take a deep dive in the practice of liberating love!
Our June theme is the Practice of Freedom. Who of us doesn’t understand that “heavy womb”? Who of us hasn’t felt a deep hunger begin to grow in our bellies? Who of us hasn’t felt a particular new desire rise up, sure and clear?
And who of us hasn’t - at some point - turned our backs on that desire, that call? Not that we wanted to. It’s just that we were stuck. Imprisoned, so to speak, by circumstances, responsibilities, constraints or assumptions which made that desire seem out of reach. We felt trapped, forced to say “No” when our heart wanted to say “Yes”.
More often than we notice, this is the dilemma when it comes to freedom. It’s not so much about running away from something as it is about wanting to run toward something but not being able to! In other words, there is a big difference between “freedom from” and “freedom to.”
