You belong among the wildflowers…You belong somewhere you feel free. Tom Petty

This Sunday, we will celebrate the oldest of the four rituals of UU community, the Flower Communion. Originally created in a 1930s Unitarian church in Czechoslovakia, this ritual affirms the beauty of each member and the unique gift of coming together as a theologically diverse community.

You are asked to bring a flower (or bouquet) to church this Sunday. Before the service, the flowers will be placed in vases and baskets in front of the chancel. In the service, you will be invited to come forward and choose a different flower than the one you brought. We will also talk about the creator of this ritual, Norbert Čapek, who died in the Dachau concentration camp.

What does it mean to be in community with people who may believe very different things than you do? This is the great challenge of Unitarian Universalism, as Čapek said, to take each other as we are. Ideally, we do not shy away from the difficult discussions about faith and belief, but we find ways to truly listen to one another, and share our own beliefs in trust with our friends here at church.