This presentation is a personal testimony shaped by the mystical path of Islamic Sufism. Through poetic imagery, sacred music, and spiritual reflection, Mert Gunal offers an experience that explores the unity between the cosmos, nature, the human being, and the Divine. Mert is not presenting a theological explanation, but a heartfelt witnessing of the One Light that moves through all.

Mert Günal is a licensed cultural guide and a Sufi influenced story teller from Turkey. He blends sacred music, history, and inner wisdom in his work, designing unique cultural and spiritual experiences for travelers from around the world. His artistic project, Cosmic Sufi, brings together sound, imagery, and mysticism to explore universal truths rooted in Divine Oneness.

Unitarian Universalists have “good news” to share about our faith tradition, our values, the ways we put love at the center. But we don’t always bring out our UU-selves in public. Our actions speak. How about our words too?

Rev. Terri Burnor (she/her) is Acting Executive Director of MUUSJA (the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance). She also serves the St. Croix Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Wisconsin as their quarter-time minister. Terri inspires people to reflect, act, and lead grounded by their faith, spiritual practices, conscience, and values. She is a life-long Minnesotan and lives in St. Paul with her spouse, Brian, and two dogs, Marvin & Betty.