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The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord keep all those whom you love, whether here or in some other place. May God be your companion and you be God's friend, as you walk together through all the days of your life; and at the journey's end, may you find the welcome of God's love. It keeps us all.Closing | By Charles C Forman | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, Connections, Death, Friendship, God, Reverence, Sacred, Salvation, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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You send us into the world, O God, with freedom to choose and to act. When we are wrong, correct us and help us to make amends. When we are right, give us the humility not to judge others and thereby excommunicate them from our hearts. Let your Holy Spirit come to us now in this moment of prayer;...Meditation | By Thomas D Wintle | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, Discernment, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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Trees of Earth let bud your leaves let them open wide let them gently fall in annual cycle. Let fallen leaves make soft bed for Jesus at his birth and may leafy humus make renewal of our humanity....Meditation | By Andrew M Hill | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, Christmas Eve / ChristmasWorship element
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O Thou, whose kingdom is within, may all thy names be hallowed. May no one of them be turned against the others to divide those who address thee. May thy presence be made known to us in mercy, beauty, love and justice. May thy kingdom come to be in the life of all humankind....Meditation | By Jacob Trapp | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, Forgiveness, God, Presence, Salvation, SearchingWorship element
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Thou who art the soul and heart of life, save us from fear—the fear of days and nights yet to be, the fear of the known and the unknown, the fear that builds high walls around our spirits and our lives, the fear that closes in and envelops us, the fear that nibbles at the edges of every...Meditation | By David A Johnson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, Compassion, Courage, Despair, Discernment, Doubt, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Hope, Palm Sunday, SalvationWorship element -
The stone has got to be rolled back from the tomb again and again every year. Roll up your sleeves. He is not coming back, you know....Meditation | By Victoria Weinstein | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, EasterWorship element
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To water in excelsis. In vino veritas. As the Son of Man (or, Jesus) came eating and drinking and made friends with the people of the earth regardless of social distinction or class, let us strive to do likewise in our own eating and drinking, thinking and speaking, living and acting....Closing | By Richard M Fewkes | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, Community, Earth, Food, Food Justice, Friendship, GratitudeWorship element -
Let us go forth into the world through a door of hope for the future, remembering these words by Martin Luther: "Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." So may it be with us.Closing | By Marjorie Newlin Leaming | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Christianity, Commitment, Courage, Hope, Nature, Service, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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In the river, the water continually flows on, yet the river is ever there. "Our lives flow on in endless song," yet life and joy shall never end. Quotation from the traditional Quaker song, "My Life Flows on in Endless Song," #108 in Singing the Living Tradition.Closing | By John C Morgan | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Abundance, Christianity, Hope, Joy, Reverence, Transcendence, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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Waiting is a window opening on many landscapes. For some, waiting means the cessation of all activity when energy is gone and exhaustion is all that the heart can manage. It is the long, slow panting of the spirit. For some, waiting is a time of intense preparation for the next leg of the journey.Meditation | By Howard Thurman | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Balance, Christianity, Courage, Doubt, Faith, Integrity, Letting Go, LimitationsWorship element -
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the path of righteousness for his name sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for...Reading | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Abundance, Christianity, God, Grace, Gratitude, Humility, JudaismWorship element
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Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.Quote | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, God, Hope, Justice, Peace, ReligionWorship element
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Out of the depths I cry: Who will hear my voice? Out of the pain I cry: Who will make space for my living and my dying? Out of the years I cry: Who will remember? Who will remember? My soul awaits: More than those who watch for the morning. More than those who watch for the morning. —inspired by...Quote | By Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, Death, Despair, Listening, Meaning, Pain, Searching, Unitarian Universalism, WonderWorship element
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The human spirit has enormous resilience. But it is pushed to the limit by grief following the tragedy we have witnessed: sudden and unexpected death, the loss of so many lives. These vicious attacks defy our understanding. It hurts. We grieve....Prayer | By Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Brokenness, Christianity, Connections, Good, Healing, Pain, Resilience, Service, Unitarian Universalism, WholenessWorship element
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Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is sadness, joy; where there is darkness, light....Prayer | By St. Francis of Assisi | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Balance, Christianity, Despair, Forgiveness, God, Healing, Peace, WholenessWorship element
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The concern which I lay bare before God today is my need to be better: I want to be better than I am in my most ordinary day-by-day contacts: With my friends— With my family— With my casual contacts— With my business relations— With my associates in work and play. I want to be better than I...Meditation | By Howard Thurman | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, God, Growth, Humility, Integrity, LimitationsWorship element
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The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish truth....Reading | By Martin Luther King, Jr. | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Christianity, Commitment, Dignity, Justice, Justice Sunday, Love, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Seven Principles, Unitarian Universalism, ViolenceWorship element -
Seeds, scattered on fertile ground, are warmed by the sun and fed by the soil. They sprout and grow, producing great fields of grain. The grain is harvested and ground into flour and shipped across the nation....Ritual | By Michael J. Tino | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Abundance, Body, Christianity, Community, Food, Gratitude, Thanksgiving, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
We ask to have clarity of Spirit come forth into our lives with the power of a mighty windPrayer | By Tamara Lebak | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, Commitment, Compassion, Courage, Direct Experience, Love, Pentecost, PurposeWorship element
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O God, we give thanks this day and every day for all you have made known to us through the life of Jesus. Glory to you throughout the ages. We give thanks for all the knowledge, faith and hope that is implanted in our hearts by the teachings of Jesus, whom you sent to us, and spiritually remains...Ritual | By Kenneth Claus | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Christianity, Communion (Christian), Connections, Direct Experience, God, Immanence, Nature, Revelation, Reverence, Tradition, TransformationWorship element