Our Seventh UU Principle calls on us to “respect the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.” Living into this principle requires humility regarding the role of humans on earth and an appreciation for what we can learn from nature. This Sunday we will consider what humans can learn from fractals, murmurations, and other patterns in nature and the systems they create.

Audio timing notes:

0:00 Reflection (Fred Best) “I went for a walk…”
Sermon (Rev. Lucy Bunch)
5:18 Preamble “I am drawn to patterns in nature…”
7:12 Part 1 “Fractals. The micro reflects the macro, and vice-versa…”
11:41 Part 2 “Here’s a quote from ‘Emergent Strategy’, the words of Sierra Pickett…”
16:24 Part 3 “Here is a quote from ‘Emergent Strategy’: ‘Many trees grow from a common root system underground…'”