UUFairfax Sermons

121524 Sermon Podcast - The Present of Presence by Rev. David A. Miller

In his Dec. 15 sermon, Rev. David Miller reflects: If we spend too much time consumed with worries of the day - especially about things we cannot control - how do we also stay present for moments of meaning, fulfillment, joy, and awe?

120124 Sermon Podcast- The Audacity of Imagination by Cara Fortner

Intern Minister Cara Fortner's sermon urges us to harness our passions, grief, and rage and exercise our prophetic imaginations to call out the wrongs in this world and work toward a more healed and whole expression of beloved community.

112424 Sermon Podcast - Abundant Gratitude by Rev. David A. Miller

From Rev. David A. Miller's 11/24 sermon: In these times that are trying our resilience, "what if we instead kept a spirit of gratitude alive and thriving... By sharing our abundant gifts with each other, with our community, and with the world, this could become a time not dictated to us by outside forces, but instead a time of mutual support and collective brainstorming that breeds creativity, innovation, and life-giving forces for good." 

111724 Sermon Podcast- Know Thyself by Intern Minister Cara Fortner

Intern Minister Cara Fortner explores self reflection as a way of transforming ourselves to bring about the change we seek in the world. "Self examination is not easy, but knowing ourselves better will transform us; and transformed people transform the world." Full service rebroadcast Sun-Tue at 7pm: https://uucf.org/streaming

111024 Sermon Podcast - Now What? by Rev. David A. Miller

What comes next for Unitarian Universalists and UUCF? Whatever it is will certainly take deep spiritual work on all of our parts. It will take a connection to each other that must grow stronger. It will take centering love in our hearts and our minds even more vehemently than ever before. 

102724 Sermon Podcast - Gratitude for the Ancestor by Cara Fortner

102024 Sermon - What You Pay Attention to Grows by Rev. David A. Miller

If what we pay attention to grows, then we must pay attention to our connections with each other and not on polarization - on nourishing our souls with beauty, joy, and gratitude and not on practices that leave us depleted. Full service rebroadcasts on Mon and Tue at 7pm: https://uucf.org/streaming.

101324 Sermon Podcast - The Meaning Behind the Words by Rev. David A. Miller

In these times where words are so often superficial and filled with subtext and different meanings, let us commit ourselves to filtering the world through our Unitarian Universalist values - committed to deeper connection, understanding, kindness, and care. Full 10/13 service rebroadcast Sun-Tue, 7pm, https://uucf.org/streaming