In Our Religion, We Gather Together We gather together to make meaning of our experience We gather together to talk and tell stories We gather to sing, to dance freely, to make music and art We gather to praise and embrace one another We gather the strength to act for liberation We gather to pool our intelligence We gather to drink the elixir of our communal trust We gather to encourage the depth and height of our spirits We gather to debate the possibilities and seek the holy truth We gather beauty We gather strength We gather flowing tears We gather jubilation We gather together Great lovers of humanity Worshipers in changing circles Children of heretics Inheritors of a living tradition We come now to full adulthood Let the world hear our voices and rejoice --Sharon Hwang Colligan, UUYAN, 1998 |