First Parish in Waltham UU

05/25/2026

Memorial Day invites many kinds of remembrance.

Today, we hold gratitude and care for all who served in the military, including the many Unitarian Universalists who gave of themselves in service to their country and communities. We honor those who died in war and military service, and the loved ones who carry their memory forward.

We also hold close the immeasurable human cost of violence—lives lost, families changed forever, communities shattered, and generations shaped by grief.

Veterans For Peace calls for a deeper kind of remembrance: one that resists turning this day into a celebration of militarism and instead asks us to reckon honestly with the human cost of war.

At a time when war and suffering continue across the globe, may we remember that every life carries inherent worth and dignity. And may we continue the work of building communities grounded in compassion, justice, and peace.

Read the full statement from Veterans For Peace at the link in our bio.

05/22/2026

Let music lead you into this month's theme.
Find our playlist on Awakening Curiosity on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7lyJOADL1BGLRkUsDMZTN0?si=sqQ0T3LAQzCC7AVc82u_Vg
and on our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvXOKgOQVYP5kn3HyVYHGuECb-sArn-Xu&si=H1urQKyztOy8cCzq

05/13/2026

05/10/2026

Our “Sunday Questions” invite you into a space of deep listening.
So, in addition to answering the question, spend some time asking how your inner wisdom might be trying to speak to you through the question. Often it helps to ask yourself: “How might Life or my inner voice be using this question to reconnect me with an important memory or offer me a message of comfort or challenge?”

05/10/2026

Mother’s Day can hold many things at once.

For some, it is a day of joy, gratitude, and celebration.
For others, it carries grief, estrangement, longing, exhaustion, complicated relationships, or the ache of what never was.

Today, we honor all who nurture, care for, protect, guide, and love others in ways both named and unnamed. We hold close those missing their mothers, grieving children, navigating infertility or loss, carrying complicated family histories, or moving through this day with mixed emotions.

May we meet one another with gentleness.
May we make room for the fullness of people’s experiences.
And may all who need care today receive a little more of it. 💛

05/03/2026

Our “Sunday Questions” invite you into a space of deep listening.
So, in addition to answering the question, spend some time asking how your inner wisdom might be trying to speak to you through the question. Often it helps to ask yourself: “How might Life or my inner voice be using this question to reconnect me with an important memory or offer me a message of comfort or challenge?"