{"id":9400,"date":"2026-10-17T21:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T04:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/?post_type=uu_services&#038;p=9400"},"modified":"2026-10-17T21:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T04:10:19","slug":"the-sun-never-says","status":"publish","type":"uu_services","link":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/services\/the-sun-never-says\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sun Never Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isselectedend\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">The sun never says, \u201cYou owe me.\u201d It simply rises, offering its warmth and light to all. In this worship service, inspired by the beloved poetry of Hafiz, we reflect on the spiritual power of generosity, presence, and unconditional love. The sun does not ask who is worthy of its light. It does not keep score. It simply shines. What might happen if we lived more like the sun\u2014giving without keeping score, offering kindness without demanding repayment, and allowing our lives to become sources of warmth and hope for others? Together, we will explore the ways love, compassion, and generosity can transform our relationships and our communities. We will consider the gifts we have received, the gifts we carry within us, and the light we are capable of sharing with the world.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sun never says, \u201cYou owe me.\u201d It simply rises, offering its warmth and light to all. In this worship service, inspired by the beloved poetry of Hafiz, we reflect on the spiritual power of generosity, presence, and unconditional love. The sun does not ask who is worthy of its light. It does not keep &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/services\/the-sun-never-says\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Sun Never Says<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"uu_service_speaker":[161],"uu_service_topics":[],"class_list":["post-9400","uu_services","type-uu_services","status-publish","hentry","uu_service_speaker-rev-anthony-mtuaswa-johnson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uu_services\/9400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uu_services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uu_services"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9400"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uu_services\/9400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9401,"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uu_services\/9400\/revisions\/9401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"uu_service_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uu_service_speaker?post=9400"},{"taxonomy":"uu_service_topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uu_service_topics?post=9400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}