People often ask what scripture serves as the Bible for Sedona Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (SUUF) congregants.

There is none. (SUUF) members don’t rely on a single text or holy book for their answers to life’s deepest questions.  They don’t believe that one group of people were informed, at one time and place in history by one religious leader, why we’re here and how we should live

Instead, they believe we are still gaining insight into how we can best nurture a healthy self, society, and planet.  Unitarians draw wisdom from an “evolving tradition” of sources, as diverse as science, art, psychology, literature, music, philosophy, and personal memoirs.

More specifically, UUs’ seek guidance from six major directions:

• Reports of individuals’ direct transcendent experiences that inspire us to also lift our spirits and awaken to the wonders that surround us;
• The words and deeds of honorable people dedicated to advancing social justice, compassion, and generosity and to confronting greed, cruelty, and bias;
• Wisdom from the world’s theologies that guide us toward living a more ethical and spiritual life;
• Judeo-Christian texts that call us to love our neighbors as ourselves;
• Humanist teachings that share the logical trail of reasoned thought and the discoveries of science–and that challenge idolatries of the mind and spirit;
• Spiritual wisdom of earth-centered traditions, which celebrate the sacred circle of life and encourage us to live in harmony with the natural world.