Any endeavor that is worth doing involves risk. Being authentic, listening to each other, working toward peace and freedom, creating beauty–all of the activities that bring meaning to the human experience expose us to the possibility of pain and disappointment. We also risk the possibility of success, the chance that our hopes will bear fruit and we will be challenged to yet more beauty and authenticity and creativity. We cannot build on assurances or perfection, but we can build on embodied values such as courage and grace. Putting love at the center is harrowing and worth it. Covenanted relationships are included in this realm of peril, possibility, and poetry. As the congregation enters into discernment about calling Rev. Bran, let’s talk about the gifts that UCH has and can bring to this process.
Rev. Lyn Cox (they/them) is an Accredited Interim Minister. They served UCH in 2017-2018. They have also served congregations in California, Maryland, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. Rev. Lyn resides in Baltimore with their family. They enjoy gardening, walking, and reading speculative fiction.
