The Wrong Shall Fail, The Right Prevail, 2/13/22, Rev. H. W. Beu (sorry for technical difficulties) - Video

Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola presented its Sunday Service on February 13, 2022, with guest speaker, retired UU Minister Reverend Harold W. Beu.

(We apologize for technical difficulties with the sound and video.)

Following is the description provided by Rev. Beu:

"This sermon’s title is from “Christmas Poem” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a poem that became the Christmas carol “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” The carol contains the refrain “with peace on earth, good will to men,” a phrase from the Gospel Luke 2:1-14. Many people think of this song as an optimistic affirmation of peace and good will, but it also expresses a darker vision. Longfellow wrote the poem when he was depressed and had suffered personal tragedies. Also, it was a time of violence, chaos, division and racism — the height of the Civil War. Since we today still suffer from violence, chaos, division and racism, I believe this poem is a good text to study to help us to understand our own times and to find some sliver of hope."