Breathe in…………

Breathe out………….

Overwhelm is their goal. Pause. Feel your body. Breathe.

What is 1 thing you can do right now to attempt to stop the fear and overwhelm? You can reach out to someone you love and tell them. You can send a thank you note to someone doing something useful, kind, and/or brave. You might also consider the following:

Can you learn more about what your rights are regarding ICE raids? Try this page for many resources.

Are you upset that the US House of Representatives is trying to censor and punish Bishop Budde? Learn more here and then consider calling the House of Representatives.

You can contact Rep. Paul Tonko at Washington D.C. Office Phone: (202) 225-5076; Albany Office Phone: (518) 465-0700 or Saratoga Springs Office Phone: (518) 374-4547.   Or if Rep. Elise Stefanik is your rep, you can call her Greenbush office Phone: (518) 242-4707. Tell them to get their noses out of religious business. Or Tell them that this service is to remind everyone of UNITY for the country and Christianity teaches mercy and so do just about all the religions.

Or maybe you’re worried about this freeze of funding and the wildly inappropriate overreach of the Executive Branch into the Legislative Branch. Contact Rep. Tonko, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (202) 224-4451, and Sen. Chuck Schumer (202) 224-6542 and tell them to stop the Administrative Coup and stop the freeze on those funds.

And if you are seeing this message and live someplace else, look up your representatives and contact them.

If calling makes you nervous-write down what you want to say and then just read that into the phone. And if that feels like too much, pass this info on to the extroverts in your life. And put those numbers in your cell phone for the next time we’ll all need to call them.

Keep breathing. Rest and take a break from scrolling when you can. Center yourself in Love. Remember our UU values-of justice and equity and practice whatever you can do this week to help your voice, as a person of faith, be heard.

We’re breathing with you. And hope to see you tonight at the Good Trouble Congregation designation celebration!!!!!!!

Rev. Wendy and Rev. Lynn