Two services resume at 9 and 11 a.m. Ian Ruskin presents his acclaimed one-man play depicting the life of Harry Bridges, a visionary labor leader and unique personality from the '30s, who, against all odds, fought against injustice, racial and religious discrimination, and the supposed threat of communism and won, becoming an inspiration for our struggles today. Please plan on a longer than usual service this morning? about an hour and fifteen minutes.

In our efforts for social justice, we Unitarian Universalists are a hard-working bunch. Sometimes we need to remember that we are partnering with what Rebecca Parker calls a revolutionary grace. What does this grace look like and feel like? And what helps us to make room for this powerful force that can transform us - and the world? We?ll explore these questions together. Susan Conrad completed her M. Div. at Harvard Divinity School and was ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister in 2005. In 2000-01, Susan served as UUSM's Faith in Action Intern. She is in the process of finishing her training as a Chaplain Resident at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, and will be continuing as a Clinical Fellow/Chaplain at the same hospital.

Sometimes in UU congregations, or various UU gatherings, I hear discussion as though humanism and religion are hostile forces in a neverending struggle. Anyone who reads the 1933 Humanist Manifesto cannot help but notice the references to religion, but not superstitious or mindless religion. I will invite you to think with me about how religion and humanism enrich one another.

Michael Eselun, a member of our congregation and a guest speaker here on several occasions, will share his reflections upon his recent trip to Jerusalem with a friend facing a grave medical crisis -- both the external journey to Jerusalem and the internal journey through fear and unanswerable questions.