This is the third lesson in our Advent Series, "The Light of Christmas."  Join us as we explore the words of John Shelby Spong: "The experience of Jesus was an experience of love. This love was a powerful life-affirming reality.  It was love that broke every human barrier and that swept over every human prejudice. Jesus lived the love of God. This love was and is wasteful love, embracing love, inclusive love."   To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org/

Lessons from Unity Cedar Rapids

UnityCR: Living In The Light of Love 12/13/2020

This is the second lesson in our Advent Series, "The Light of Christmas."  Join us as we explore what it means to be a peacemaker and establish peace on earth. To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org/

UnityCR: Living In The Light of Peace 12/06/2020

This is the first lesson in our Advent series: "The Light of Christmas."  Join Rev. Debra as we rekindle the power of hope and faith as we journey toward Christmas. To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org/

UnityCR: Living in the Light of Hope 11/29/2020

Gratitude is a way of life.  As we saturate our lives with it, we create the space for abundance and joy!  To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org/

UnityCR: Grateful Living 11/22/2020

The poet William Blake wrote: "For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life.”  What transformation would be wrought if this was the lens through which we view ourselves, our lives, and our world!  To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org/

UnityCR: Everything is Holy - Rev Debra 11/15/2020

"Hope is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart...it is not the same as joy that things are going well or a willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good, not because it stands a chance to succeed.”-Vaclav Haval In this service after election day, Rev. Debra Williams encourages you to anchor yourself in hope as you continue to do what is good and just.   She will call you to remember that you are a point of light and healing in the world as you instantiate divine love. To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org/

UnityCR: An Orientation of Spirit and the Heart 11/08/2020

November 1st is "All Saint's Day" and the service is dedicated to the memory of those who have transitioned. We will also remember those who died this year as a result of COVID-19. Hebrews 12:1 shares that, "we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses" --those who still live within the great heart and mind of God and who continue to love us and bless us with their lingering and present wisdom. To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org

UnityCR: We Remember

Voltaire wrote: "If God created us in God's own image, we have more than reciprocated."  At times, we project our anxieties, biases, and negative self-image onto God, creating a rather capricious, fickle, and unreliable deity. Rev. Debra challenges you to unmask God and discover the transformative power of God's true nature. To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org/

UnityCR: Unmasking God

Topic: "A Brave and Startling Truth " Rev Debra Carter Williams A poem by Maya Angelou serves as the central theme of Rev. Debra’s lesson: We must confess that we are the possible We are the miraculous, the true wonder of this world That is when, and only when we come to it. This lesson is an affirmation of the possibilities that lie within us and before us. It is a celebration of the miracle that you are and your ability to co-create a world of peace, abundance, and well-being for all! To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org/

UnityCR: Rev Debra Williams 03/29/2020

God is both immanent (indwelling and permeating all creation) and transcendent (greater than all creation). However, the poet and mystic, Hildegard of Bingen, wrote: “You are encircled by the arms of the mystery of God.” In other words, the indwelling God envelopes us and bathes us in Divine Love as we experience challenges, but calls us to know that the One Presence and One Power in the universe is greater than anything we experience. To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org/

UnityCR: Rev Debra Williams 03/22/2020

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UnityCR: Rev Debra Williams 03/15/2020

James 1:7 affirms that in God there is “no variation or shadow due to change.” How do we reconcile the unchanging nature of God with the constancy of change in life? Indeed, the “times they are a-changin’ "as poet Bob Dylan reminds us. Perhaps the ability to experience change points to the dynamic of transformation itself. Perceptions must shift, attitudes and beliefs must realign, and unhealthy behaviors must be released. However, even during the most difficult seasons of change, we can rely on the sure and unfailing guidance of Spirit to help us navigate the challenges we face. To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org/

UnityCR: Rev Debra Williams 03/08/2020

I Corinthians 13:5 shares: “Love does not insist on its own way.” Therefore, true love requires us to let go of a desire to control or to be overly directive—even overly helpful.  We must love in a manner in which the person we love feels free.    Using the book by Thich Nhat Hanh as the basis of the series, as well as the teachings of Jesus and our foundational Unity principles, Rev. Debra Carter Williams will explore four important elements of loving relationships that are integral to compassionate engagement with the world. To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org/

UnityCR: Rev Debra Williams 02/23/2020

Joy Thich Nhat Hanh writes: “If there is no joy in love, it is not true love.”  But, is true love really without struggle? This lesson explores the meaning of joy and how it can be experienced, along with other emotions, in relationships of trust and mutual respect.   Using the book by Thich Nhat Hanh as the basis of the series, as well as the teachings of Jesus and our foundational Unity principles, Rev. Debra Carter Williams will explore four important elements of loving relationships that are integral to compassionate engagement with the world. To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org/

UnityCR: Rev Debra Williams 02/16/2020

Loving Kindness: While loving-kindness expresses as selflessness, watchful care, thoughtfulness, and gentleness, it is rooted in our intention to love and our ability to deeply understand and recognize another’s joys and struggles.   Using the book by Thich Nhat Hanh as the basis of the series, as well as the teachings of Jesus and our foundational Unity principles, Rev. Debra Carter Williams will explore four important elements of loving relationships that are integral to compassionate engagement with the world. To learn more please visit http://unitycr.org/

UnityCR: Rev Debra Williams 02/02/2020

Unity is a positive path for spiritual living. We gather to create an experience of Spirit. At UnityCR, we offer practical teachings that empower abundant and meaningful living. Meeting you right where you are, we endeavor to provide a variety of ways to support YOUR path of spiritual living.