We Are One

Aloha members and friends!

Growing up, my mother told us, “The one true evil is divisiveness.”

Already a good questioning 12-year-old Unitarian (this was before we merged with Universalism), I questioned- how could divisiveness be the ONE true evil?  There are so many evils! But then, like a good 13-year-old Unitarian, I thought about it.

Every evil I could see, once more deeply considered,  boiled down to divisiveness.

And we merged with the Universalists. And this further strengthened the goodness and truth of our unity in faith. We are one.

Now here we are, with divisiveness rampant, it is ever more important that we be united in our love, our empathy, our compassion, and our kuleana for a safe and healthy community.

This morning, the InterFaith Alliance national office reached out to ask me to endorse this statement called the “Love Notice”:  “ICE cruelty is threatening our religious calling to love our neighbors — in our houses of worship and in our communities. As faithful Americans, as an expression of our values, we demand that the federal government stop the attacks on our neighbors and we call on our political and religious leaders to stand in solidarity against their cruelty.”

You can click here to join me and people of faith across the country as we stand for the dignity and worth of each person.

“ICE cruelty is threatening our religious calling to love our neighbors — in our houses of worship and in our communities. As faithful Americans, as an expression of our values, we demand that the federal government stop the attacks on our neighbors, and we call on our political and religious leaders to stand in solidarity against their cruelty.”

Now a question– are you a friend who wishes to join us as a member?

Or, are you a member who has not yet been welcomed in an InGathering?

If so, please email me minister@unitariansofhi.org so we may “gather you in” formally, in celebration, even if long after joining.

Mahalo to each of you for all you do!

Rev. Deborah