Someone recently asked me, “What is community? My answer in that moment was this: Community is biking to pick up my kid from school and waving at the neighbor walking their dog. It’s joining the gaggle of parents waiting at the crosswalk and enjoying that precious 5 minutes of conversation. It’s checking in with the kid whose dad is running late and offering to walk them home.
Community is woven through these small moments of connection. This daily 5 minutes of connection over the months of the school year has woven us into a people who care about and look out for each other. So now when a No Kings Day protest is coming, I know who from my neighborhood is going with their kids. When a young trans neighbor is struggling, we surround their family with care and advocacy at their school. When I doorknock my neighborhood for an election, I already know the faces that answer the doors and we have richer conversations about the people on the ballot.
Building community that nourishes relationships is core to our UU faith and must be central to our justice work. When we share food, play together, and prioritize time to get to know each other in our committees, congregations, and communities, we live into our interdependence and make our organizing stronger. We counter the myth of the charismatic solo leader by cultivating teams, not heroes.
30 Days of Love is a Unitarian Universalist season of reflection and shared practice, observed each year from Martin Luther King Jr. Day through Valentine’s Day. During these five weeks, UU communities center love as a spiritual discipline and a guiding force for justice, connection, and hope. In a time shaped by fear and division, we choose to practice another way. Love is not passive or fragile. Love is active, grounding, and transformative.
Weekly Gatherings at UU Miami
Virtual Gathering
Wednesdays at 12:00 noon
Led by Rev. Marrero
A midweek virtual space for reflection and conversation around the weekly theme.
In Person Gathering
Sundays after service
Led by members of the congregation
An in person gathering for shared reflection and community connection.
Weekly Themes
Week 1: Reimagining Thriving
Week 2: Grounding in Context
Week 3: Mobilizing Action
Week 4: Nurturing Community
Week 5: Exploring Possibilities
Please complete the form below if you would like to participate in 30 Days of Love at UU Miami. You may attend one or both weekly gatherings. You will also have the option to indicate whether you are interested in helping lead one of the in person Sunday gatherings.
