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Through the week this chalice abides, cupped and silent, Softly it gleams in a dimly lit room, complete unto itself. Today, we come together as a community of faith, joyful and free, Our individual energies combine to spark the flame of Truth....Chalice Lighting | By Martha Kirby Capo | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Commitment, Community, Faith, Justice, Living Our Faith, Meaning, Presence, Reverence, Tradition, TruthWorship element
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We gather on this Sabbath morn to worship in spirit and truth; to raise a joyful noise to the Eternal Mystery; to reconfirm our covenant to seek wisdom in love; to strengthen our commitment to the common good. We come from many paths to explore that which is hidden; to consider the ways of our...Opening | By Burton D. Carley | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Commitment, Courage, Covenant, Faith, Good, Healing, Mystery, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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We shall overcome. When we can truly celebrate the diversity of contributions and talents offered by all people, we shall overcome hatred and prejudice and oppression. When we can truly extend our hands to one another in loving acceptance, we shall overcome the past that haunts us now. Living in...Benediction | By Jonalu Johnstone | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Change, Commitment, Juneteenth, Justice, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Multiculturalism, Race/EthnicityWorship element
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Mindful of our highest aspirations, Bound by common faith and purpose, And, yet, beginning with ourselves as we are, Let us take one more step, together, in our unending quest for dignity, justice and love. Amen.Closing | By Rebecca A Edmiston-Lange | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, Commitment, Justice, Solidarity, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element
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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 end it won't matter how much we have, but how generously we have given. It won't matter how much we know, but rather how well we live. And it won't matter how much we believe, but how deeply we love...Closing | By John C Morgan | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Commitment, Generosity, Integrity, Love, Purpose, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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If you are proud of this church, become its advocate. If you are concerned for it future, share its message. If its values resonate deep within you, give it a measure of your devotion. This church cannot survive without your faith, your confidence, your enthusiasm. Its destiny, the larger hope,...Closing | By Michael A Schuler | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Commitment, Responsibility, Stewardship, Strength, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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Between the dawn and dusk of our being, let us be brave and loving. In our little passage through the light let us sustain and forward the human venture— in gentleness, in service, and in thought. Amen.Closing | By Carl Seaburg | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 6th Principle (World Community), Commitment, Connections, Healing, Interdependence, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Service, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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As we bring to a close our tribute to the journey we have made through the years, let us be mindful of the enduring bond that keeps us together. Let us remember those who went before and paved the road for us to travel....Closing | By Priscilla Murdock | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Building/Space Dedication, Business Meetings, Commitment, Connections, History, Meaning, PurposeWorship element
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As far as our love flows; as far as our hope grows; as far as our yearning goes; we are no farther one from another.Closing | By Annie Foerster | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Commitment, Community, Connections, Strength, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element
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Cheered by our community, blessed by our covenant, uplifted in mind, and renewed in spirit, go forth with courage and in peace to meet the days to come. Amen.Closing | By Burton D. Carley | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Commitment, Community, Meaning, Purpose, Service, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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For the gift of this day and for our community of spiritual nurture and compassion, we give thanks. We light this chalice as a symbol of our faith. May our many sparks meet and merge in communion of heart and soul.Chalice Lighting | By Bruce Southworth | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Caring, Commitment, Community, Compassion, Faith, Gratitude, Growth, Hope, Presence, ReverenceWorship element
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We light this chalice in memory of the courage of those who have struggled for freedom, the persistence of those who've struggled for justice, and the love of those who've built beloved communities to carry on the light of hope.Chalice Lighting | By Paul Sprecher | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Commitment, Community, Compassion, Courage, Empathy, Equity, Freedom, Hope, Human Rights, JusticeWorship element
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We light this chalice to kindle the fire of commitment to spread our beloved faith, proclaim the Good News that all are worthy and all are welcome, that God is Love and none shall be left behind. May we carry this flame to all we encounter, letting our lives shine with its glow.Chalice Lighting | By Paul Sprecher | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Commitment, Community, Faith, Generosity, Hospitality, Inclusion, Kindness, Living Our Faith, Love, UniversalismWorship element
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"Whatsoever you wish that others do unto you, do so to them; for this is the Law of the Prophets."—Matthew 7:12 I should probably get one thing clear at the outset: I don’t claim to know much about stability, much less to possess it. In fact, when I think about what I’ve experienced in life,...Sermon | By John A. Buehrens | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Change, Commitment, Grace, StrengthWorship element
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We light this chalice to honor the memory of those who have come before us, kindling flames of wisdom in dark times, willing to challenge orthodoxy even at great personal risk, giving us a legacy of freedom and a love of truth, A legacy that warms our hearts and lights our paths.Chalice Lighting | By Paul Sprecher | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Challenge, Commitment, Courage, Freedom, Generations, History, Journey, Love, Truth, WisdomWorship element
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The world is a slippery sort of thing. It can be hard, very hard, to hold on to all the many pieces of life. In our days on this earth, we may try new ideas, new plans, new relationships, careers or places to live. No matter how many or how few sorts of things we devote our living to, we can be...Sermon | By Kelly Weisman Asprooth-Jackson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Commitment, Letting Go, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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Does the match love the wick? Does the wick love the wax or the air it consumes? “Yes, without question.” To melt together, To burn together, To change together, The pieces of the candle must love each other. Though not necessarily wisely, and not necessarily well.Chalice Lighting | By Kelly Weisman Asprooth-Jackson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Commitment, Grace, Growth, Interdependence, Mystery, TransformationWorship element
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Unitarian Universalists are proud of themselves for doing nothing to seek converts to their faith. A person’s religion is a private inward thing, it is said, and we should in no way seek to influence another person to choose our way in religion. The underlying principle here is respect for the...Reading | By Roy Phillips | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Commitment, Identity, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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At one point in her novel Fly Away Home, American writer Marge Piercy has a mother say of her daughters: “The girls had been raised Unitarian (Universalist), which seemed a nice, sensible compromise between having no religion at all and having to lie about what we believed. Enough religion to be...Sermon | By Scott W. Alexander | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Belief, Commitment, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Religion, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element