Our Monthly Spiritual Themes guide our Chalice Circles, which are small, intentional groups of members and friends that gather for spiritual enrichment through personal sharing. For more information on Chalice Circles, please email chalicecircles@uuprinceton.org. Our Chalice Circle thoughts and questions around the theme of Security this month are:

“Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.” – Nelson Mandela

Do you feel that children and adults have different needs for security? How has your desire or need for security changed over the course of your life?

 

“When we allow our fears and insecurities to blind us momentarily, we’re often tempted to make the gate narrower than God does.” – Brian Houston, author of Live Love Lead: Your Best Is Yet to Come

When have you “narrowed the gate” in response to a fear or insecurity, or in an attempt to provide more safety or security? Looking back, do you agree with your decision?

 

“One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher

What is your “known” that would be most difficult to have come to an end?

 

“….no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.” – Psalms 91:10-12

Regardless of belief in where the power may come from, do you feel there is a force keeping you safe? Have you ever had a moment when you felt inexplicably protected? Or, alternatively, a moment when you felt alone and fully vulnerable?