Today, Unitarian Universalism demands of us a holy boldness if we are to promote justice in this nation and in the world. We cannot hold the values we proclaim, inherited from the Jews, and remain silent while innocent black and Latino men are killed by police brutality in our country, and while human slavery, misery, and degradation continue at the present pace in our country. Our country’s social inequality demands “a holy boldness ” — not a quiescent compliance. As the lyrics from “Ella’s Song” lift up, “We who believe in freedom cannot rest…We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes…” demands Unitarian Universalists must not rest but must work with a passionate holy boldness that would rouse praise even from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Rev. Jacqueline Ziegler is speaking. Victoria McDonald is the Worship Associate. June Cannon is the pianist.