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The Program A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be a necessary good for the well-being of the people. — B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), Indian jurist, philosopher, writer, orator, and...January 14, 2016 | From What We Choose -
We are regularly faced with moral choices, big and small. How should we respond to a tricky family or relationship situation? What is the right thing to do when faced with a dilemma at work? What is the most ethical course for a community, state, or nation to follow, and how much am I prepared to...January 14, 2016 | From What We Choose
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The Wi$dom Path: Money, Spirit, and Life began as an idea shared by members of the Unitarian Universalist Association President’s Council....January 14, 2016 | From The Wi$dom Path -
The Program “It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.” —St. Teresa of Avila, The Interior Castle (1575) At the core of our Unitarian Universalist community are our seven Principles. The Principles encompass all the...January 11, 2016 | For Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds Us -
The Program Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them....January 11, 2016 | From Virtue Ethics -
The Program Imagine…that you are having your portrait made, your face carved in beautiful wood. Not all of us would feel comfortable, especially as we grow older, with someone noticing our wrinkles and spots. At times we fear that our faces will betray us, showing our soft spots and weak places…...January 10, 2016 | From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope -
A decade ago, when a parishioner asked if I had any good books on aging, I replied with confidence, “Yes, I’ll bring some from home.” When I searched for resources, I was surprised to find that I had purchased many good resources on aging at least ten years earlier. I had bought them when it...January 10, 2016 | From Hindsight, Humor, and Hope
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The Program We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. — T.S. Eliot Unitarian Universalists of all ages are inheritors of a theological history, as well as co-creators of the future of our living...January 7, 2016 | From A Place of Wholeness -
The Program The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in the end, the poem is not a thing we see—it is, rather, a light by which we may see—and what we see is life. — Robert Penn Warren Unitarian Universalism has always embraced poetry as a call to worship.January 7, 2016 | From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry -
The Program Only the smallest part of humanity wishes and acts upon the destruction of others. The pluralists are far larger. Those of us who believe in a world where we live together, we're far larger. The problem is we haven't made our case compelling across the world yet....January 7, 2016 | From A Chorus of Faiths -
The Program Enduring and changing, the family is an important part of communities and of Unitarian Universalist congregations. Recently, the terms family and family values have become laden with political meanings....January 7, 2016 | From Families -
The Program The responsibility for our lives and the kind of world in which we live is ours and ours alone. — Humanist Manifesto III UU Humanists believe that religion is too important to be based on unprovable beliefs such as a belief in God. They wish to base the meaning of their lives on...January 7, 2016 | From Building Bridges -
The Program The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof. — Barbara Kingsolver, author As Unitarian Universalists, we are called not to admire justice...January 7, 2016 | From Heeding the Call -
The Program I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it. — Harry Emerson Fosdick A curriculum about the “big questions” must begin with an inquiry: How often do you find yourself asking big questions?January 7, 2016 | For Grade 6, Middle School | From Riddle and Mystery -
The Program I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good. — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The word "power" often has a negative connotation. It may remind us of the corruption that seems inevitable when people pursue...January 7, 2016 | For Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the Power -
Our Unitarian Universalist tradition has long placed an emphasis both on our human capacity to change the world and our moral obligation to exercise our powers for the common good....January 7, 2016 | For Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the Power
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The Program Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much. — Helen Keller, author and activist for people with disabilities Love Connects Us celebrates important ways Unitarian Universalists live our faith in covenanted community. Moved by love and gathered in spirit, we embrace our...January 7, 2016 | From Love Connects Us -
As Unitarian Universalists, we belong to a beloved community with a heritage of love, truth-seeking, and peacemaking from our Unitarian and Universalist forebears....January 7, 2016 | For Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
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The song "Amazing Grace" on the one hand, and sixth graders on the other. The first: a traditional hymn, its language rich with the verbiage of sin and salvation, its melody echoed over many lands in a poignant mix of brass, voice, and bagpipe, its message sometimes haunting, sometimes hopeful.January 7, 2016 | For Grade 6, Middle School | From Amazing Grace -
The Program Mirrors in which they can see themselves, windows in which they can see the world. — Lucille Clifton, African American poet, writer and educator Unitarian Universalism views our members' multiple perspectives as a blessing. In spirit, we embrace the contribution of diversity to our...January 6, 2016 | For Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors