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How does one address a mystery? Cautiously—let us go cautiously, then, to the end of our certainty, to the boundary of all we know, to the rim of uncertainty, to the perimeter of the unknown which surrounds us. Reverently—let us go with a sense of awe, a feeling of approaching the powerful holy...Meditation | By Gordon B McKeeman | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Awe, Connections, Contemplation, Mystery, Presence, Unity, WonderWorship element -
Teach my heart healing words. Show me the words that help rather than harm. Instruct me in the verbs that bring energy, the nouns pointing to the real, the adjectives describing your subtleties....Meditation | By Sam Trumbore | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Connections, Contemplation, Healing, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Trust, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you counted and carefully saved, all this must go so you know how desolate the landscape can be between the regions of kindness....Reading | By Naomi Shihab Nye | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Balance, Contemplation, Kindness, SorrowWorship 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 -
Utility | November 21, 2014 | For Preschool | From Chalice ChildrenTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Advent, Awe, Chalica, Contemplation, Diwali, Earth-Centered, Hanukkah, Mindfulness, Peace, Reverence, Silence, Winter Solstice / Yule, WonderCurriculum page -
Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Henry David Thoreau and the Still, Small Voice" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions. Choose those that will best help the children share their interpretations of the...Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Contemplation, God, Listening, Nature, Spiritual PracticeCurriculum page -
A few words on going to a Zen retreat.Reflection | By James Ishmael Ford | December 15, 2013 | From SpiritTagged as: Contemplation, Personal InspirationPage/Article -
Utility | April 16, 2013 | From What We ChooseTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Choice, Class, Community, Connections, Conscience, Contemplation, Direct Experience, Discernment, DiversityCurriculum page -
Utility | March 7, 2013 | From What Moves UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Awe, Children, Contemplation, Education, Empathy, Ethics, Faith, God, Growth, Immanence, Multiculturalism, UnitarianismCurriculum page -
Utility | March 7, 2013 | From What Moves UsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Compassion, Contemplation, Friendship, Gender, Hope, Human Rights, Immanence, Inclusion, Individualism, Integrity, UnitarianismCurriculum page
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Utility | March 7, 2013 | From What Moves UsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Character, Conscience, Contemplation, Discernment, Ethics, Grace, Integrity, Joy, Kindness, Reason, UnitarianismCurriculum page
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In July 2003, I went on an eight-day spiritual retreat at a Benedictine monastery in Wisconsin. The night before I left Chicago to drive to the monastery, as preparation for the journey, I made a series of decisions about what kinds of clothes I would need while on this retreat. I was thorough. I...Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Belief, Brokenness, Community, Compassion, Conflict, Contemplation, Courage, Direct Experience, FailureCurriculum page
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Excerpted from Worshipping Together with Questioning Minds, by Sophia Lyon Fahs. Copyright (C) 1965 by Sophia Lyon Fahs. Reprinted by permission of Beacon Press, Boston. Two first-person anecdotes from Fahs' experiences as a religious educator, each followed by her analysis....Story | By Sophia Lyon Fahs | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Aging, Awe, Children, Contemplation, Immanence, Mystery, Nature, Playfulness, Science, Unitarianism, WisdomCurriculum page
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Adapted from multiple sources, primarily the Memoir of William Ellery Channing with Extracts from His Correspondents and Manuscripts, in Three Volumes, William Henry Channing, ed. (Boston: Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, fifth edition, 1851)....Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Challenge, Conflict, Connections, Conscience, Contemplation, Dignity, Gender, Guilt, Health, Pain, UnitarianismCurriculum page
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Excerpted from Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of Dr. George de Benneville, translated by Rev. Elhanan Winchester (Germantown, PA: Converse Cleaves, Publisher, 1890), with material to explain the context for each.George de Benneville was raised by his godmother, Queen Anne of England....Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Arrogance, Brokenness, Class, Conscience, Contemplation, Courage, Depression, Dignity, Discernment, God, UniversalismCurriculum page
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Utility | August 16, 2012 | For Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Contemplation, Listening, Nature, Spiritual PracticeCurriculum page
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Utility | July 20, 2012 | From Building the World We Dream About for Young AdultsTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Commitment, Community, Contemplation, Discernment, Diversity, Ending, Gratitude, Growth, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page -
Utility | July 20, 2012 | From Building the World We Dream About for Young AdultsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Contemplation, Culture, Direct Experience, Empathy, Equity, Ethics, Guilt, Honesty, IdentityCurriculum page
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Utility | July 20, 2012 | From Building the World We Dream About for Young AdultsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Contemplation, Culture, Direct Experience, Empathy, Equity, Fear, Guilt, Honesty, IdentityCurriculum page
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Utility | January 19, 2012 | From What We ChooseTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Balance, Choice, Commitment, Community, Conscience, Contemplation, Covenant, Direct Experience, Discernment, Diversity, EthicsCurriculum page