February 19, 2023 – Neighborly Love
In this opening message of the Core Values Series, Rev. Kristin explores neighborly love as the foundational core value of Unity of Walnut Creek, drawing from the golden rule shared across the world's religions to illuminate our essential oneness. Rev. Kristin invites us to examine where we draw the boundaries of our hearts - who we might be leaving out of our circle of love - and challenges us to expand those edges with compassion, generosity, and celebration of diversity. Through stories of Mother Teresa and Harriet Jacobs, Rev. Kristin reminds us that love is not merely an intellectual concept but a lived practice of seeing every living being as our neighbor and treating them with the kindness that flows naturally from our shared divine source.