Devotion can be a hard topic for Unitarians. Part of it has to do with our questioning nature.   We’re an inquisitive and skeptical bunch. We lean heavily in the direction of spiritual curiosity and love to explore new ideas.  So the prospect of being devoted to a single spiritual path, or elevating a single spiritual leader, can leave many of us feeling claustrophobic.  It’s not that we look down upon those who immerse themselves deeply in a particular spiritual tradition. We just like trying and experiencing new things. Many of us have also witnessed the shadow side of devotion. In the religions of our youth, we were encouraged – or coerced – to “follow blindly.”  Our first exposure to the idea of spiritual devotion involved deferring to authority, giving ourselves over to “something greater” or sacrificing our own needs to prove our worth.   We’ve seen – and continue to see – the idea of devotion used to disempower people.  Given that, we’ve not been overly bothered by the absence of devotion from our Unitarian spiritual vocabulary. Maybe it’s time to take another look.