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Let us bless the Earth, And all that is steady and firm. Let us bless the Sky, And all that is open and filled with light. Let us bless their union, Holy and without ceasing. Let us bless their children, The bounty of field and forest, Stones, plants, animals, and all living things....Prayer | By Eric Williams | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Abundance, Earth, Earth Day, Earth-Centered, Healing, Imbolc / Brighid's Day / Candlemas, Lammas, Nature, Paganism, Relationships, Summer Solstice, Vernal EquinoxWorship element
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As the rain has washed our land this season, may we enter this morning with hearts washed clean of complaints or bitterness. May we begin this morning by intentionally relaxing the tensions we carry, the strains of those things we cannot abandon, the responsibilities of our lives. As the sun has...Prayer | By Maureen Killoran | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Awe, Connections, Earth, Earth-Centered, Peace, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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For dragonflies, butterflies, Caterpillars on leaves, Lizards, wild turkeys, and tigers and deer, We give thanks! For sunset and seashells And starfish and sand, Octopus, jellyfish, and hammerhead shark, We give thanks!...Prayer | By Gail Forsyth-Vail | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Children, Earth, Earth-Centered, Gratitude, NatureWorship element
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Spirit of life, help me remember that all animals belong. Bless the bats for eating mosquitoes. Bless the crows and buzzards for cleaning up the dead, and bless even the snakes, who keep the mice out of the rice. Each of them is important. And each does good in its own way. Blessed be.Prayer | By Eliza Blanchard | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Earth-Centered, Purpose, ServiceWorship element
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For five thousand years, or more,more than two hundred fifty generations,human beings have been invoking spiritual power.My predecessors, and yours,have gathered togetherto make sense of their livesand their place in the cosmos.And they have spoken aloud,and invited what they conceived as sacred ...Opening | By Matthew Johnson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Awe, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Generations, History, Indigenous American, Meaning, Mystery, Power, PurposeWorship element -
It’s really complicated honey. I’m only now understanding it myself. We weren’t really thinking about it like you and your friends do. It’s not that we didn’t care about how it would impact you; we weren’t really thinking about you at all. Oh that’s sounds terrible, I’ll say. I...Sermon | By Scott Tayler | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Earth, Earth Day, Earth-Centered, Environment, Generations, Healing, Responsibility, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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"Humans are part of the web of life. What we do to the planet, what we do to other species, and what we do to other people, we end up doing to ourselves."...Quote | By John Robbins | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Earth, Earth Day, Earth-Centered, Interdependence, Nature, Prophetic Words & Deeds, ResponsibilityWorship element
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May the firmness of the earth be yours. May the flow of the water be yours. May the freedom of the air be yours. May the fierceness of the fire be yours. May all of the gifts of this life, The Below and the Above, Be with you now and remain with you always.Closing | By Eric Williams | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Earth, Earth-Centered, Nature, PaganismWorship element
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[sing Holy Waters] We bring waters from the four directions. Water from the north, from icy seas and frozen lands, water that commingles and is part of the water of the globe. Bless these waters, that they may be healing waters. May the waters make us new....Ritual | By Lindsay Bennett-Jacobs | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Earth-Centered, Nature, PaganismWorship element
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We light this chalice, spark of the original fire of creation, to remind us that we all on this planet—the furred, the feathered, the finned, and the scaled, along with us featherless bipeds—we are all made of the same star-stuff and all share a common destiny. We all share the same hopes of a...Chalice Lighting | By Mark Causey | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Climate Justice, Compassion, Diversity, Earth, Earth-Centered, Equity, Ethics, Interdependence, Nature, Relationships, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
The strength of the Earth is the stones And the same is the source of our bones. The Water flows across the ground And within our blood. The Air blows around the world And brings us our breath. The Fire streams forth from the Sun without ceasing And sustains our lives. By these elements We are...Meditation | By Eric Williams | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Awe, Beauty, Body, Earth, Earth-Centered, Gratitude, Interdependence, Nature, Paganism, Reverence, Sacred, StrengthWorship element
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Blessed are the droplets, for they shall fill the bucket to overflowing. Blessed are they who know there is a bucket, for they shall be filled with hope. Blessed are they who can see beyond their lifetimes, for they shall walk in faith that their work will not be in vain....Closing | By Amy Zucker Morgenstern | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Earth-Centered, Purpose, Unity, VisionWorship element
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Each of us is a flower, with a delicate beauty uniquely our own. We may be like sunflowers, turning always towards the light. May our lives bloom like the flowers. We may be like night-blooming cereus, only displaying our fragrant petals when it is dark and we think no one can see. May our lives...Meditation | By Amy Zucker Morgenstern | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Beauty, Earth-Centered, Flower Communion, Individualism, NatureWorship element
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This simple ritual provides a quiet time during our Sunday service. We set up a small table at the front of the dais. There is a large bowl partially filled with water in the center of the table. On either side is a smaller bowl filled with pebbles that feel nice in the hand....Ritual | By Eric Kaminetzky | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Connections, Contemplation, Earth-Centered, Interdependence, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
In faith, together, we light this small scrap of light, symbol of Grandfather Sun's enormous power, whose energy burns so brightly In these days of deep Summer, catapulting the leaves and vines, vegetables, flowers and fruits to astonishing size, lengths and heights, spilling over the tops of cag...Chalice Lighting | By Ellen Hamilton | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Abundance, Community, Earth, Earth-Centered, Food, Freedom, Gratitude, Growth, Joy, Nature, SummerWorship element -
Tune: L. v Beethoven Theme from 9th Symphony (Ode to Joy) Sing of joy and gladness now and evermore to Nature’s song, Open up our heart’s desire with love that lasts our whole life long May the knowledge of our kinship spread throughout the universe, Helping us to live our lives in harmony with...Music | By Bruce Callander | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Earth, Earth-Centered, Nature, ReverenceWorship element
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There are two things we can learn from a daffodil to help ourselves and each other.Time for All Ages | By Ruth E Gibson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Change, Earth, Earth-Centered, Flower Communion, Growth, Nature, Spring, Strength, Transformation, Vernal Equinox, WonderWorship element -
We have not forgotten In nature we seek you In the whisper of wind In the new green wood Your presence is near We have not lost hope In the dust of the desert In the rush of the wave In the rise of the mountain Your presence is near We remember the cycle In the promise of blossoms In the dying...Meditation | By Julianne Lepp | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Earth-Centered, PresenceWorship element
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We give thanks for the animals Who live close to nature, Who remind us of the sanctities of birth and death, Who do not trouble their lives with foreboding or grief, Who let go each moment as it passes, And accept each new one as it comes With serenity and grace....Meditation | By Gary Kowalski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Animals, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Gratitude, PeaceWorship element
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If God is your strength and companion and prayer the means of centering your thoughts, There is room for you here. If the teachings of the Buddha give you clarity and calm in the midst of human striving, There is room for you here If Gaia’s seasonal rhythms lead you best through the myriad steps...Meditation | By Mary Edes | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Buddhism, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, SilenceWorship element