Sermons

Rev. Celia Young is an ordained interfaith chaplain and founder of the Authentic Being Center. For over 30 years, Ms. Young has provided consulting services to achieve social justice in FORTUNE 500 corporations worldwide. Rev. Young also offers leadership coaching through her ministry, as well as online holistic well-being life coaching to individuals and groups, including support groups for social activists. She is available for individual listening sessions. Rev. Celia Young has a BA in Business Administration, an MBA in Marketing, an MA in Counseling Psychology, and a Master of Divinity equivalent. She is a Unitarian Universalist and Buddhist. RevCelia@authenticbeingcenter.com. 

Humans, especially in the “first world,” take self-centeredness to an extreme by

ignoring anything we do not experience directly. This month’s Soul Matters theme

is embodying resilience. In order to do that successfully, we must practice

perspective, beginning with the acknowledgement that the world does not revolve

around us.

Though each human being is sacred and precious, living in community is not

always easy. In fact, relationships, especially across differences, can be very

hard. In her sermon, Rabbi Miller will share extended Jewish thoughts on the

biblical value of loving one’s neighbor.

Rabbi Heather Miller

Continuing with the Soul Matters theme of embodying resilience, Pastor Joshua

will share the Japanese art of Kaizen – literally “change for the better.”

Remember spinning as kids until the world blurred and we could barely stand?

Sometimes life feels that fast now. We stumble, unsure which way to face or where

to step. The beloved community at Pacific Unitarian helps us find our direction and steady

ourselves — even slow the spin together. There’s nothing more valuable to me, and I

hope you feel the same, as we begin our pledge drive this Sunday with the theme

“Turn the World Around.”