Listen to sermons, poetry, reflections, prayers and meditations from Quest Monthly, a highly regarded Unitarian Universalist publication of the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
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Hope is tightly woven into Unitarian Universalism. The doctrine of universal salvation was referred to as “The Larger Hope.” Read more →
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For the longest time I found myself living life in despair. I felt that I had little to live for, and had not only contemplated, but also attempted, suicide several times between the ages of 14 and 26. Read more →
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Being in prison is like being dead. Nothing matters. People fall out of your life; the world passes you by and forgets about you. Read more →
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How can we find hope in circumstances such as these we live in today? Would it help to ask what it is we are even looking for? Read more →
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I believe that the CLF mission statement is a recipe for hope: We seek to cultivate wonder, imagination, and the courage to act. Read more →
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In what is surely the most famous English-language description of hope, Emily Dickinson declares that: Read more →
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You can listen to audio recordings of Quest Monthly, read back issues or get electronic versions of the text to share with friends (and much more) at questformeaning.org Read more →
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Outside my window, past the razor wire and fence, lies a ridge. A quartet of blue jays and a woodpecker live in the scrub oaks on the left. Read more →
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Enormous thanks to the following congregations and organizations, which generously contributed to the CLF between April and August 2018. We are so grateful! Read more →
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From Hasidic tradition we have a little story about Rabbi Simcha Bunim Bonhart, who lived in the Polish village of Peshischa at the turn of the 19th century. Read more →
Quest for Meaning is a program of the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF).
As a Unitarian Universalist congregation with no geographical boundary, the CLF creates global spiritual community, rooted in profound love, which cultivates wonder, imagination, and the courage to act.