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The following is an excerpt from the Theological Statement that opens the May 2018 Report of the UUMA Ableism Task Force. The members of that Task Force were Rev. Josh Pawelek and Rev. Barbara F. Meyers, co-chairs; Rev. Mark Belletini; Rev. Erika Hewitt; Rev. Evan Keely; and Rev. Theresa I. Soto.Reading | August 17, 2021 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Anti-Oppression, Body, Disability, Inclusion, Wholeness, WorshipWorship element
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Don’t argue with salvation when it arrives on your shores.Reading | By Alex Jensen | July 26, 2021 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Abundance, Gratitude, Salvation, WorshipWorship element -
My inner compass reminds me of the power we’ve been given to create a new future.Reflection | By Mariela Pérez-Simons | July 14, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Earth, Earth-Centered, Imagination, Limitations, Nature, Self-Care, Self-Respect, WorshipPage/Article -
I learned that love and support can be expressed in many different ways by different people.Reflection | By Ndidi Achebe | July 7, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Brokenness, Community, Compassion, Direct Experience, Fear, Humanism, Limitations, Love, Relationships, WorshipPage/Article -
To see how we fight still after entire lifetimes of struggle—and then to tell us to be more polite is just plain cruel.Reading | By Ijeoma Oluo | June 30, 2021 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #8thPrinciple, #BlackLivesMatter, Anti-Oppression, Humanism, Race/Ethnicity, Secular, WorshipWorship element -
Emergence, becoming, is inherent in each of us.Reflection | By Kimberlee Anne Tomczak Carlson | June 30, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Change, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Growth, Nature, Patience, Transformation, WorshipPage/Article -
Conflict resolution is in fact one of the greatest things that you can accomplish in your life and in your relationship. [W]hen I view people as not bringing conflict up, I think it’s being unfaithful to the relationship. I think it’s an abdication of your role in the relationship, and you are...Reading | By Amanda Doyle | June 23, 2021 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Caring, Conflict, Direct Experience, Friendship, Humanism, Marriage, Relationships, Secular, Vulnerability, WorshipWorship element
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Do we who are UUs really believe in the values of our faith enough to enact to them in bold, clear, and unequivocal ways?Reflection | By Takiyah Nur Amin | June 23, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: #8thPrinciple, #BlackLivesMatter, 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), America, Anti-Oppression, Conflict, Direct Experience, Division, Equity, Justice, Living Our Faith, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism, WorshipPage/Article -
We celebrate our desires to stretch our wings towards where we wish to fly and soar free. And thus, we make a bridge. We affirm our commitment to remain connected to those who are still earth-bound and captive, remembering that a bridge may be a footpath or an umbrella. And thus, we offer a bridge.Responsive Reading | By Leslie Takahashi | June 19, 2021 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Caring, Connections, WorshipWorship element
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Čapek turned to the beauty of the countryside; to the beauty of flowers.Reading | By Teresa Schwartz, David Schwartz | June 16, 2021 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Flower Communion, Unitarianism, WorshipWorship element -
Help me live in gratitude for the LGBTQ+ ancestors who paved this road we walk and roll on.Reflection | By Li Kynvi | June 9, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Identity, Justice, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Pride Sunday, WorshipPage/Article -
The words we cast to fill the silence left by one we loved never are enough.Poetry | By David Breeden | June 2, 2021 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Contemplation, Death, Grief, Meaning, Memorial Services, SilenceWorship element -
A quick flash that makes you doubt your senses— But then a tiny ember glows on the braided twine And brings a flame to life. Soon you find a candle sitting on a table, Desolate until its wick touches yours, And suddenly the brightness doubles; In an instant the warmth has grown. This intensified...Poetry | By Lindasusan Ulrich | June 2, 2021 | From WorshipWebTagged as: CommunityWorship element -
I feel sad to lose a spiritual practice that I can now recognize, honor, and appreciate.Reflection | By Rayla D. Mattson | June 2, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Direct Experience, Letting Go, Secular, WorshipPage/Article -
Memorial Day is not to be celebrated. It is to be observed, scrutinized, and witnessed on behalf of the true witnesses of our human failure to love our neighbor as ourselves.Reflection | By George A Tyger | May 26, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: America, Death, Direct Experience, Family, Grief, Memorial Day, Military, Sacrifice, Secular, Service, WorshipPage/Article -
Committing to right relationship means being willing to revise our practices when we learn that previously accepted habits might be harmful.Reflection | By Christine Slocum | May 19, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: #COVID19, Body, Community, WorshipPage/Article -
It’s through our shared interdependence that we are sheltered and saved.Reflection | By Karen G. Johnston | May 10, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Compassion, Connections, Fear, Interdependence, Relationships, Service, WorshipPage/Article -
Spirit of Life, remind me to release that which no longer serves me so that I may be present to joy.Reflection | By Katie Romano Griffin | May 5, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Acceptance, Children, Family, Generations, Home, Mothers, Parents, WorshipPage/Article -
“the word- / less blues cry of Hope”Poetry | By Everett Hoagland | May 1, 2021 | From UU WorldTagged as: History, Politics, Race/Ethnicity, ViolencePage/Article -
I am no longer a victim of change: I am shaping the world that is to come.Reflection | By Martha Durkee-Neuman | April 28, 2021 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Beginnings, Change, Direct Experience, Ending, God, Patience, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Resilience, WorshipPage/Article