We’ve weathered a lot together this calendar year. From shouting down heinous legislation to the Hallelujah of the Pride parade, from navigating the complexity of the human heart to welcoming so many new friends into our community, 2023 has been a time of growth for us here at 2U Omaha. Here on the precipice of … Continue reading The Mystery of a New Year (Video)
Due to the snow, we will not be meeting in person this morning but will be meeting online. “As much as I’d like to hold an in-person Blue Christmas service, the best way to respect the safety of our leaders and meet the needs of folks who want community this morning is to move things … Continue reading Blue Christmas on Zoom
All are invited to join us in the evening for a special Christmas Eve candlelight service, a time to reflect on advent, anticipation, and the miracle of peace, liberty, and love waiting to be born.
Join 2nd Unitarian for a light continental breakfast and our special No Rehearsal Christmas Pageant! We’ll be asking for folks to join in the fun and play a part in the production. Let’s embrace Imperfection and the beautiful mess of being together in this special service lifting up the story of the Nativity.
The middle of winter draws down upon us. The days grow darkest now. It is in this season of cold shadows that the mysteries of fire become most apparent. Warmth. Light. Community. While we may not be huddling around the fire for survival, let us remember that many yet do, and that we all come … Continue reading Solstice and the Secret of Fire
In these days of growing antisemitism we here at 2U Omaha rise with our Jewish friends in defiance of the evils of hate and the coldness of cruelty. As the menorah stayed burning for the Jewish people so long ago, as it remains burning today, let us keep a flame alive in our heart. We … Continue reading Hanukkah: Don’t Let The Light Go Out
Through the ages, humanity has told many colorful stories to explain the mysteries of the cosmos. Some people still believe the stories told by our ancestors and take them as literal truth. Some see them as stories that hold a symbolic truth. What do we do as science continues to unravel the mysteries and push … Continue reading What Do We Make of the Mystery?
Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass” has become something of a hit around the nation; a book exploring both the author’s intersecting identities as an indigenous woman with rich cultural ties to her heritage and her knowledge and experience as a trained botanist. Kimmerer lays out a poetic accounting for our interwovenness with the earth even … Continue reading The Generous Earth: Eco Theologies & “Braiding Sweetgrass” (Video)
Every Sunday we end worship with a call to “rock, roll, and move towards that spirit of Beloved Community on the horizon.” What do we mean by this? Beloved Community is an idea coined by Dr. Martin Luther King. Our friends at Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) define it as follows: “Beloved Community happens … Continue reading The Generous Heart: Building Beloved Community (Video)
With some notable exceptions, Light appears time and again throughout the scriptures of world religions. Ancient and modern, an expansive religious symbol, a literal force of nature in its own right, light, fire, and warmth remain obviously critical to the continuation of life as we know it. Is it any small wonder they would receive … Continue reading The Generous Light: World Religions & Theologies of Radiance (Video)
