Guided by Love: A Minister's Thoughts on Love, Hope, and Justice

by Reverend Rebecca M. Bryan

Overview

Guided by Love is a collection of sermons by Unitarian Universalist minister, Reverend Rebecca M. Bryan. These missives were delivered to her congregation in Newburyport, Massachusetts, between 2018 - 2024. Rev. Rebecca reflects upon enduring issues of critical importance today. Her topics include the climate, love, healing, racial justice, the intersection between religion and politics, authenticity, community, grief, and joy. Her words are honest, inspiring, and sometimes funny. Her open heart challenges the reader to consider important topics that all of us will benefit from as we find our way in this troubled and beautiful world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798992594522
Publisher:	Winter Island Press
Publication date:	04/07/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	315 KB

About the Author

Reverend Rebecca M. Bryan was ordained into the Unitarian Universalist Ministry in 2015 after a three-decade career in nonprofit management and fundraising. She is a lifelong Unitarian and commits her ministry to the healing powers of love for individuals, communities, and the world. She believes that no one is free until we are all free and that all healing is reciprocal. When we heal ourselves, we help to heal the world, and as the world heals, we all heal. Rev. Rebecca is a mother of four adult children and three grandchildren. She and her husband live with their beloved dog, Charlotte, on the North Shore of Massachusetts. When not working for justice and building community, she is either writing, doing yoga, or playing in the ocean with her family and friends.

Table of Contents

Space for Stories

Nature

Her Voice

Space of a River

Come, Sunday

Theology

Seasons of Love

To the Point

Unfolding

Humanism

The Myths and Gifts of Normalcy

Dreams

When More Is Not Enough

Peace in the Day-to-Day

Suffering Explored

In the Companionship of Grief

Spirituality

The Power and the Possibility of Liminality

Quiet

The Axis Mundi: Its Role in Mindfulness and Across Disciplines

The Expectation and Promise of Peace

Justice

Love at the Center: Politics and Religion

Open Our Hearts

The Invention of Air

The Work of Lifetimes

What's a Man to Do?

Room at Your Table

If Fear Is the Problem, What Do We Put in Its Place?

An Invitation

An Invitation

To Hear and Be Heard

Notes

Acknowledgments