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Unitarian Universalists use different terms for the words that begin a worship service, including call to worship, invocation, and opening words. These words invite the congregation from their separate lives and to the common place and time of the worship hour.

(In Unitarian Universalist worship if there are Opening Words there is generally not an Invocation, and vice versa.)

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  • On a black field, six UU chalice logos make a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. A small caption reads "All of who you are is sacred. All of who you are is welcome."
    Come one, come all! Come with your missing pieces and your extra screws Come with your hard edges and your soft spots Come with your bowed heads and upright spines Come all you flamboyant and drab verbose and quiet fidgeting and lethargic All you with large vision and tender hearts All you with...
    Opening | By Ian W. Riddell | July 30, 2016 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Acceptance, Body, Hospitality, Humanism, Inclusion, Limitations, Unitarian Universalism
  • A lantern with moon and star shapes casting light onto dark walls.
    In sightless night, terrors draw near Nameless fears of talon and tooth Hopelessness yawns before us—an abyss Alone and unknown in the gloom, longing for the dawn O sacred flame blaze forth—wisdom brought to life Guide us— With the light of hope The warmth of love The beacon of purpose and...
    Chalice Lighting | By Andrew Pakula | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Community, Courage, Despair, Fear, Hope, Limitations, Mystery, Peace, Purpose, Wisdom
  • A bare branch, with thorns, coated with droplets of ice.
    February is not for the faint hearted, I think.
    Opening | By Kay Montgomery | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Limitations, Nature, Presence, Strength, Winter