In this episode of the podcast, recorded on March 2, 2025, Gary Lerude explores the practices that lead to a spiritual life: transcendence, gratitude, compassion, service, and humility.
Gary is among the first class of aspirants training to serve as lay ministers for the Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (AUUF).
Sylvia Rogers, also an aspirant for the lay ministry, served as the service associate and shared the opening words for the service.
AUUF, located in Auburn, Alabama, is a faith community of shared values: love, equity, justice, pluralism, interdependence, generosity, and transformation. We believe each of us has the right to seek spiritual truth and develop a personal theology. Our members come from all religious and non-religious beliefs. We join together to build the Beloved Community, sharing our joys and sorrows and walking together along the spiritual path.
AUUF is one of more than 1,000 Unitarian Universalist congregations around the U.S.
Our theme music is "A Call to the Soul" by Folk Acoustic Music. We also heard Billy Ziogas, from "Me and My Guitar." Both artists are available through Pixabay.
