Embodying Resilience. Again.
Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains
February 1, 2026
Guest Speaker Daryl Grigsby
Cheryl Morris, Worship Associate
We welcome back guest Daryl Grigsby, local author, community activist, and board member of Color Me Human and Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, who launches our theme of Embodying Resilience by pointing out that we’ve been here before, and that we are still.
Song for Gathering I Woke up this Morning #153 African-American spiritual
Greeting One Another Cheryl Morris
Land Acknowledgement read by Viv Tipton
Lighting of the Chalice The Soft, Stubborn Practice by Rev. Michelle Collins, read by Karl Snyder
Candle of Compassion, Resistance, and Resilience
Singing the Children on Their Way
Welcome Cheryl Morris
Opening Words Let Your Body Tell the Truth by Gretchen Haley, read by Leonna Sapphire
Joys & Sorrows
Prayer & Meditation Seeking That Which Unites Us by Sara Eileen LaWall, read by Cheryl Morris
Song Kumbaya #401 African-American spiritual
Sermon/Message Daryl Grigsby
Offering Cheryl with Carly Pacheco, Executive Director, FREED Center for Independent Living
Offertory Linda Snyder, piano
Dedication Cheryl Morris
Thank you & Announcements
Closing Song Come and Go With Me #1018 African-American spiritual
Closing Words Cheryl Morris
Community Benediction / Extinguishing of the Chalice
Carry the flame of peace and love until we meet again.
Music for Going Forth
Listen to Daryl Grigsby’s recommended musical tracks below: