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You are loved beyond belief. You are enough, you are precious, your work and your life matter, and you are not alone. You are part of a “we,” a great cloud of witnesses living and dead who have insisted that this beautiful, broken world of ours is a blessing…Affirmation | By Ashley Horan | November 9, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Direct Experience, Disaster or Crisis, Hope, Interdependence, Resilience, Self-Care, Self-Respect, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element -
On this sacred day of choosing—with gratitude to those who entrusted us with this honored task, who struggled and suffered that we might have the power to choose—may we choose well. May we choose love over fear, wisdom over cleverness, courage over cowardice, life over death, kindness over...Prayer | By Amy Zucker Morgenstern | November 7, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, America, Democracy, Discernment, Generations, Humility, Living Our Faith, Secular, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
Learn more about protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association, answered the call of protest leaders for clergy of all denominations to join peaceful interfaith witness with the indigenous peoples who are protecting the...By Ted Resnikoff | November 4, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Education, Faith, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Indigenous Peoples Day, Indigenous Rights, Leadership, Multiculturalism, News, Secular, Truth, Unitarian UniversalismPage/Article -
Last October, Jaidyn Bryant (Jr. Dean), Eric Broner (Sr. Dean), Colleen Lee (Sr. Worship Coordinator) and Hannah Rigdon (Sr. Business Manager) travelled all the way to UUA Headquarters in Boston in service of a single mission: to galvanize the youth of our Unitarian Universalist movement. As the...By Ted Resnikoff | November 4, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Congregational Action, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth SundayPage/Article
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Love is patient Love is kind It does not envy It is not proud Love bears all things We know these words, use these words when we refer to one person loving another. Love looks different when we relate to systems. Love looks different in the face of injustice....Meditation | By Jules Taylor | November 4, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, Commitment, Direct Experience, Justice, Living Our Faith, Love, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, WorkWorship element -
One assignment our Summer Seminary (#UUSumSem) program students receive is writing a 3-5 minute homily based on a prompt. On Saturday night they presented their homilies to each other, and then voted to select the five they wanted to represent their class during worship on Sunday Morning at First...By Ted Resnikoff | November 3, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Discernment, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Worship, Youth SundayPage/Article
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Fiercely UU is a blog series where Unitarian Universalist young adults tell stories about what our faith requires of us and how they follow that call. To be fiercely UU is to proclaim human worth and interdependence. In an individualist, greed-based, shame and fear fueled...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | October 31, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, LGBTQ Issues, Nourishing the Spirit, Rights, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
People have always known that fire was special. Long, long ago, before people made matches or candles or even made houses, people knew that fire was special. There was the great fire in the sky, the sun, which made the earth warm and made night into day....Reading | By Elizabeth Harding | October 27, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Direct Experience, Fire Communion, Generations, Imagination, Nature, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Tradition, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
The circle of the chalice helps keep the fire small.Chalice Lighting | By Elizabeth Harding | October 27, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Generations, Identity, Spiritual Practice, Tradition, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element -
One assignment our Summer Seminary (#UUSumSem) program students receive is writing a 3-5 minute homily based on a prompt. On Saturday night they presented their homilies to each other, and then voted to select the five they wanted to represent their class during worship on Sunday Morning at First...By Ted Resnikoff | October 27, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Discernment, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Worship, Youth SundayPage/Article
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Gather we now into this space, this time when the Wheel turns and the Veil shatters. Gather we now to remember, to grieve, to prophesy, to complete our harvests before the Long Dark comes. Gather we now to tell the Old Stories and sing the Old Songs, to be as we have always been —the Voice of our...Invocation | By Andrea Hawkins-Kamper | October 26, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), All Souls Day, Autumnal Equinox, Community, Connections, Día de los Muertos, Earth-Centered, Generations, Halloween, Interdependence, Paganism, Reverence, Sacred, Samhain, Spirituality, Tradition, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
October 26, 2016 "God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars." —attributed to Martin Luther I have begun to pray recently. This may sound odd coming from a minister, but as much as I adore leading prayer in front of a congregation, on...Reflection | By Marisol Caballero | October 26, 2016 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Direct Experience, God, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, WonderPage/Article -
Aisha participated in this summer's Thrive Young Adult leadership school for Unitarian Universalist young adults of color. —Ed. The five days I spent with my Thrive Young Adult cohort were vibrant and life-giving. So many parts of it stand out, moments that were uplifting, and challenging, and...By Aisha Ansano, Elizabeth Nguyen | October 21, 2016 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Connections, Creating a Home, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Meaning, Multiculturalism, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
One assignment our Summer Seminary (#UUSumSem) program students receive is writing a 3-5 minute homily based on a prompt. On Saturday night they presented their homilies to each other, and then voted to select the five they wanted to represent their class during worship on Sunday Morning at First...By Ted Resnikoff | October 20, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Discernment, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Worship, Youth SundayPage/Article
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This reading is an excerpt of the sermon delivered by Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd on Sunday morning at General Assembly 2016. For as long as two or more have gathered in the name of the spirit, those two or more have fought some fake fights. You remember, perhaps, the classic wedding reading from...Reading | By Nancy McDonald Ladd | October 19, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anger, Christianity, Community, Compromise, Conflict, Conscience, Purpose, Relationships, Secular, Self-Respect, Seven Principles, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, WholenessWorship element -
Let’s start with the people we love and those who love us, thankful they are in our lives obliging us to open our hearts. Let open hearts embrace the Earth, the sea and soil and stars, blessed by bold beauty, the bounty of being. Then with hearts open to beauty let us embrace the arts and the...Poetry | By Swiftwalker | October 19, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Abundance, Beauty, Earth, Earth-Centered, Grace, Gratitude, Humanism, Relationships, Thanksgiving, Unitarian Universalism, WisdomWorship element -
We extinguish this chalice flame, daring to carry forward the vision of this free faith, that freedom, reason and justice will one day prevail in this nation and across the earth.Chalice Extinguishing | By Maureen Killoran | October 19, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Freedom, Justice, Reason, Tradition, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion characterized by a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning." This is the community that I have identified with for as long as I can remember....By Ted Resnikoff | October 17, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
One assignment our Summer Seminary (#UUSumSem) program students receive is writing a 3-5 minute homily based on a prompt. On Saturday night they presented their homilies to each other, and then voted to select the five they wanted to represent their class during worship on Sunday Morning at First...By Ted Resnikoff | October 13, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Discernment, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Worship, Youth SundayPage/Article
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ado… became a transnational market. Globalization has expanded our interconnectedness and worldview—and oppressive systems within this web of connection are being exposed by many voices in a variety of public forums. From the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter, the status quo is being challenged...By Ted Resnikoff | October 12, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Discernment, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Leadership, News, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spirituality, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article