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My first sermon was given when I was a ministerial student at Harvard Divinity School in 1959. This was a time when Paul Tillich was on the faculty, completing the writing of his Systematic Theology (Tillich 1967). After later graduating from the Starr King School in Berkeley, I was called to be the pastor of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Utica, New York from 1961 to 1966. I then became a professor at the State University of New York in Cortland and served as a part-time minister of the First Universalist Church of Central Square from 1967 to 1983. Subsequently, I moved to Key Largo, Florida where I became an adjunct professor at Trinity International University and regularly filled the pulpit of the Coral Isles United Church of Christ. I earned my DMin degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

This book is the capstone of my ministry from 1959 to 2020—literally a span of six decades. The sermons are grouped into three periods. Sermons given in Utica tend to be more academic and are termed “The Dawning of Awareness.” Sermons given at Central Square, a time of personal growth and change, are considered as “A Soul in Transition.” Finally, sermons in Key Largo reflect more certainty and trust in life and are referred to as “A Seasoned Spirit.” (Videos of some Key Largo sermons are available on YouTube under Terry Hudson). The balance of this handbook includes readings, prayers, invocations, benedictions and special services for weddings, christenings and memorials that I have accumulated and used during my spiritual odyssey.

It is my hope that this compilation will serve as a resource for liberal and progressive clergy, and it is my prayer that you will find life to be as blessed and fulfilling as I have.

Herbert E. Hudson IV