Tai Chi classes: Wednesdays, February 12, 19 & 26, 3:30-4 PM Details on the online calendar and at the News & Events tab above.

Chalice Circles: Sunday, February 16, 10 AM: Religious Exploration for all ages, K-adult. Details on the online calendar.

Breakfast Potlucks: Wednesday, February 19, 8:30 AM at Fredonia Presbyterian Church; Wednesday, March 5, 8:30 AM at UUCNC meetinghouse; . Details on the online calendar and at the News & Events tab above.

Learn about upcoming events on the online calendar.

If justice is what love looks like in public, then inclusion is what love looks like among groups. — Rev. Matthew Johnson


Is love a fantasy?

February is always the month that many associate with Love.

Love is a funny thing. It really has many meanings. Those who have been jaded by this almost heavenly concept, deny its concept almost completely.

It is a money maker. Confectioners make money hand over fist, producing literally tons of heart shaped sweets for the sweet. Florists send what appear to be unbelievable numbers of red roses all over the world. Greeting cards are sent everywhere dripping with the sweet sentiment of Love. Let the music play on with its sweet messages of tenderness and belonging. Last, but not least…How could we not celebrate this sacred month without copious gallons of sweet perfume that announces…I love you❓

Now, I grant you that most of this occurs on St. Valentine’s Day. (I had to throw in at least one religious reference 🙏)

The Greatest Question I ask myself every year is: Is all this searching and focus for real, or is it just a fantasy? I submit to you that Love is absolutely real. It is the energy of our being. It is the Force that has always been associated with not only our “beingness,” but with what motivates us to grow, build, and find ultimate meaning in Life. With all that being said, it is, like God, the greatest mystery. If it did not touch us at our Core so profoundly, we wouldn’t be chasing it so sincerely. So, I say unto thee…Chase this thing called Love. Make every effort to understand its mystery and profundity. You have always been grateful to find it, for in finding it, we truly find our best self. It is worth the effort. Let’s just remember that it is, or ought to be, a 365 day phenomenon. Doing it just a little takes away from it a lot.

I bid you boundless love.

Sincerely,
Rev. Ron