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We light this chalice in memory of the courage of those who have struggled for freedom, the persistence of those who've struggled for justice, and the love of those who've built beloved communities to carry on the light of hope.Chalice Lighting | By Paul Sprecher | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Commitment, Community, Compassion, Courage, Empathy, Equity, Freedom, Hope, Human Rights, JusticeWorship element -
We light this chalice to honor the teachings of Jesus, The love of neighbor and of God, The command to care for the least of these, and The Kingdom of Heaven, the Beloved Community, Which he proclaimed.Chalice Lighting | By Paul Sprecher | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, CommunityWorship element
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We light this chalice to kindle the fire of commitment to spread our beloved faith, proclaim the Good News that all are worthy and all are welcome, that God is Love and none shall be left behind. May we carry this flame to all we encounter, letting our lives shine with its glow.Chalice Lighting | By Paul Sprecher | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Commitment, Community, Faith, Generosity, Hospitality, Inclusion, Kindness, Living Our Faith, Love, UniversalismWorship element -
We light this chalice to honor the memory of those who have come before us, kindling flames of wisdom in dark times, willing to challenge orthodoxy even at great personal risk, giving us a legacy of freedom and a love of truth, A legacy that warms our hearts and lights our paths.Chalice Lighting | By Paul Sprecher | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Challenge, Commitment, Courage, Freedom, Generations, History, Journey, Love, Truth, WisdomWorship element -
Leader: We believe and trust that all people are equal in humanity: Black or White; Rich or Poor; Gay or Straight. Congregation: All people are equal in humanity. Leader: Our prayer today is that the Government in Uganda will listen to the cry of its people. May they find wisdom and recognize the...Chalice Lighting | By Anonymous | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Change, Equity, Evil, Freedom, Human Rights, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, WorthWorship element -
Does the match love the wick? Does the wick love the wax or the air it consumes? “Yes, without question.” To melt together, To burn together, To change together, The pieces of the candle must love each other. Though not necessarily wisely, and not necessarily well.Chalice Lighting | By Kelly Weisman Asprooth-Jackson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Commitment, Grace, Growth, Interdependence, Mystery, TransformationWorship element -
Let us seek the quiet and the calm Let us lay aside our loud calling Let us lay aside our struggle Speak softly: let us listen to the melodies that recall other proportions Our moments tarry not with us Let us then seek the dimension that endures beyond all nowness and hereness beyond all...Opening | By Jay E Abernathy, Jr | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Contemplation, Peace, SilenceWorship element
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To “invoke” is to “call forth” and is traditionally associated with calling upon God. You can also think of it as invoking the spirit of your community—its vision of justice, its playful energy, or its familial feeling. Invocations can also serve to introduce the theme that you’ll be...Opening | By Erik Walker Wikstrom | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebWorship element
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The Persian poet Rumi challenges us: "Come, come, whoever you are: wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving: Ours is no caravan of despair, come, yet again come." And we come, from rich heritages of liturgy and pomp; We come, from burning legacies of angry gods and threats of hell-fire....Opening | By Anne Slater | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Diversity, Islam, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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We are here today to recognize the completion of your program of study for this Coming of Age ceremony and to celebrate with you the faith you have come to accept through this year of questioning and investigating. Some of you were brought to a Unitarian Universalist church to be Dedicated and...Opening | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Coming of AgeWorship element
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We seek life’s meaning in the wonder of morning In the freshness of springtime, And in each others hearts and minds. Yet still we hope for something more, A break in the ordinary, An infusion of the unexpected, An explosion of glory, A miracle, Revealing more than we hope to understand.Opening | By Charles F Flagg | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Easter, MysteryWorship element
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We bid you welcome on this first Sunday of the new year. Like Janus we gather with part of us looking backward and part of us looking forward. We gather on the edge of the new year saddened by our losses, cherishing our joys, aware of our failures, mindful of days gone by....Opening | By Sylvia L Howe | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Change, Community, Ending, Hope, Letting Go, New Year, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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The Bridging Ceremony celebrates the transition of our youth from their high school experience into young adulthood. It is a time of tremendous change—and stress—for our youth. It is a time when many of them will leave our particular church community to travel to other cities, into higher...Opening | By Jeff Liebmann | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Youth/TeensWorship element
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With humility and courage born of our history, we are called as Unitarian Universalists to build the Beloved Community where all souls are welcome as blessings, and the human family lives whole and reconciled. With this vision in our hearts and minds, we light our chalice. —“A vision for...Chalice Lighting | By UUA Leadership Council | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Brokenness, Calling, Courage, Diversity, Humility, Strength, Unitarian Universalism, Vision, Wholeness, WorthWorship element -
We who are here assembled Have made a conscious choice: We live intentionally. May we keenly attend to the silent, pulsing needs Here present at this altar, Made sacred by the power of our communion.Opening | By Martha Kirby Capo | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebWorship element
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Come into this circle of love and justice, Come into this community where we can dream and Believe in those dreams— Come into this holy space where we remember who we are And how we want to live. Come now, and let us worship together!Opening | By Marilyn Sewell | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: VisionWorship element
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In this hour may we be open To a rededication of treasured friendships, a renewal of spirit; May we relinquish the worries and anxieties of the past week, if just for this hour, and regain our strength Through this community of faith.Opening | By Martha Kirby Capo | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: StrengthWorship element
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We come together this morning because within us there is something that knows we need more than we can find in our aloneness. We know—instinctively, in the depths of ourselves—that we need others for this journey of life even though we also guard our independence and individuality quite...Opening | By Erik Walker Wikstrom | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Community, Connections, RelationshipsWorship element
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As we enter this sacred, silent space, Let us renew both our commitment and our covenant: There are those among us who have endured a loss in the past week; May their hope be uplifted again in this community of faith. There are those among us who have struggled with hardship in the past week; May...Opening | By Martha Kirby Capo | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning)Worship element
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We unite in our differences in background and belief; We unite—with gratitude and hope: Hope for a world of differences; Hope for a world that honors difference; We unite in community With gratitude for difference. Source: Association Sunday 2009...Opening | By David Breeden | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Diversity, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, UnityWorship element