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Tom Hook, 02/01/2026 Reflection before Talk To embody resilience as easily as we breathe… * Rev. Dr. Rebekah Savage Permission Secured by Soul Matters     Spirit of Life, Spirit of Love,  Eternal Mystery beyond and within,  Receive the meditations of our hearts this day:    We acknowledge that so much of this experience of being human Dances in complexity, challenge and heartbreak.  We acknowledge that there is so much that we carry each day: The ways others have let us down,

Laura Dent January 18, 2026 I’ll get into what COP30 means in a moment. First I’d like to explain the subtitle: Prayer for the Earth.   Many decades ago, I made a compilation tape (remember tapes?) called “Prayer for the Earth. The song “Throwing Stones” by the Grateful Dead, was the first song and the key to that theme.   I’d like to present the opening of that song now, in memory of Bob Weir who died just over a week ago.   Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning

Jan 11, 2026 Linda A. Dove In my early adolescence, my spiritual life was a hurricane, a tsunami, a driving force. I had a gut feeling there was more to my life than school, homework, Girl Guides, the dreaded hockey practice and boys. I once shared with my covenant group how I got turned off the Episcopal Church. I was twelve when the vicar insisted I go to communion class. I got expelled though, because the vicar complained I kept asking questions about the Creed and the Boo

As we step into a New Year, we are preparing for a fresh chapter in how HUU shares its light with the world. We are excited to announce an upcoming update to our website, featuring a new logo and design that reflects the vibrant, growing, and welcoming congregation we are! These updates have been reviewed by our Board and are designed to make our message of love and justice more visible and accessible to our neighbors in Harrisonburg and beyond. This transition is made possib

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