“‘God’ is not a noun, it’s a verb!” declared song leader Nick Page at the start of the “New Epiphany Revival,” which took place just before the “Synergy Bridging Ceremony” at the UUA General Assembly Friday evening.
“New Epiphany,” Page said, is “the unlimited magnificence of an interdependent, self-organized universe.”
Revival attendees cheered, sang, and danced along with the many songs offered by Page and the six singers who joined him on stage. Among the musical selections was a song in praise of bacteria with the lyrics, “I’m a single cell mama. I’ve got the blue green blues.”
After teaching the song, “Sweet Honey in the Rock,” Page encouraged attendees to sing it in harmony. “It should not be in four-part harmony,” said Page. “It should be in thousand-part harmony.”
The revival transitioned to the Synergy bridging service, which honors the transition of UU youth into young adulthood, with a band of musicians playing a trumpet, clarinet, trombone, and drum leading the service leaders onto the stage.
To symbolize the transition from one life stage to another, the chalice was lit by a flame that passed from the candles of four people from different generations.
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