Centering Love

In Unitarian Universalism, love is not sentiment or abstraction—it is a commitment we make in how we live together. It calls us to honor the inherent worth and dignity of every person, to stay present with one another, and to act with care even when the path forward is uncertain. Love, in this sense, is not passive. It asks something of us.

To center love is to practice it daily: through justice-seeking, truth-telling, and mutual responsibility. It invites us to hold complexity without rushing to easy answers, to make room for grief and joy, and to remember our deep interdependence. Love shows up in covenant—in the promises we make and keep with one another, especially when doing so is difficult.

This is the love that guides our faith: love that widens the circle, repairs what has been harmed, and calls us back to relationship again and again. It is not perfect or complete, but it is durable. It is the love that holds us as we become.