Animal Blessing

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This list includes every page or product from UUA.org, UU World magazine, or inSpirit books & gifts that is tagged with Animal Blessing.

  • In a meadow, a small curious fox approaches the camera.
    All Animals Are Our Relatives
    From WorshipWeb
    We light this chalice in honor of the animal realm, Furred and hoofed, two-legged, four-legged, many-legged, Fanged and clawed, gentle and fierce, wild ...
  • A young child bends over to make eye contact with a puppy.
    When Your Best Friend Has Four or So Legs
    From WorshipWeb
    What it means to have a pet is to love someone who speaks a language you do not. A dog will bow and prance, a cat will purr and blink. A guinea pig will...
  • A fluffy white dog sits overlooking a blue lake, with towering mountains behind.
    Animal Companionship Responsive Blessing
    From WorshipWeb
    Leader: Ours is a world alive and aloud with the presence of creatures and critters. Animals abound, interwoven in our human lives and wholly independent.
  • Two fluffy kittens are cradled in a person's lap, looking cute. Because kittens.
    The Power of Conferring a Blessing
    From WorshipWeb
    Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson, is a novel that takes the form of a letter or journal that a dying, elderly Congregationalist minister in Gilead, Iowa,...
  • In a church pew, a woman hugs and nuzzles a happy-looking dog
    You Rescued Me
    From WorshipWeb
    This song by Jake Tidmore is about animal rescue. He's provided WorshipWeb with sheet music in the key of F and the key of E flat. I was kicked out and...
  • A small turtle sits in the palm of a person's hand
    Blessed Are All Living Things
    From WorshipWeb
    For the blessing of animal companions we give thanks. For the beautiful ones, those whose fur is silky and whose tails are long; whose feathers are...
  • A happy border collie sits behind the last wooden pew in a sanctary full of people
    The Calling of the Creatures
    From WorshipWeb
    Come hoof and trunk and tail and horn and paw and wing and claw; Come bird and reptile, mammal born all full of nature’s law. Bring bark and crow and...
  • A close up of a giraffe's eye, which has long, feathery eyelashes
    Grateful for Creatures from A to Z
    From WorshipWeb
    We give thanks for the earth and its creatures and are grateful from A to Z: For alligators, apricots, acorns and apple trees; For bumblebees, bananas,...
  • A black-and-white photo of a young elephant playing, between larger elephants
    We Bless These Animals We Love
    From WorshipWeb
    Minister: Surrounded by the animals we love, we remember with gratitude the pets, protectors, and animal companions who have blessed our lives....
  • A Blessing of the Animals
    From WorshipWeb
    During a Blessing of the Animals, it is customary for members of the congregation to bring their animal companions with them to the service....