In May and June, our spiritual life theme is Sacred Trust.
It is difficult to understand how to trust without a supportive spiritual life. Sacred trust begins with having faith in our sources of spiritual nourishment. In Unitarian Universalism, we recognize sources that include sacred texts, a range of spiritual practices, scientific investigation, and ongoing direct revelation of the divine mystery we share.
Trust does not exist in a vacuum; rather, it is an engaging act of commitment that helps us imagine how to work together. The practice of sacred trust, extended from moment to moment rather than granted wholesale and then revoked, helps to break down our attachments to binary outcomes and all-or-nothing ways of thinking about others.
It is faith that gives us the courage to be present together in the unknown. When people of faith practice being vulnerable with each other to ask for what we need, good friends listen and respond by taking those needs into account. When we have the capacity, we change what we do so that we can meet our friends’ needs.