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Like feathers in the wind, once words of gossip have been uttered, they cannot be taken back.Story | April 5, 2020 (reviewed December 2024) | For Children, Multigenerational | From Faith Curriculum LibraryTagged as: Accountability, Character, Dignity, Ethics, Regret, ResponsibilityPage/Article -
Spirit of Life, Source of Love, you who know our struggles and failures as well as we know them ourselves, be with us as we enter into this time of reflection. Give us the courage to travel through a moral inventory of our lives, to notice the places where we have missed opportunities to live our...Prayer | By Lyn Cox | October 16, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Conscience, Ethics, Failure, Judaism, Reconciliation, Responsibility, Rosh Hashanah, Transformation, Yom KippurWorship element -
The wellspring of decency is loving this life in which people die, people suffer, there are limits, and we make mistakes. The wellspring, then, of moral action is not utopia, not a counterfactual vision, not a declaration that the world could and should be otherwise....Reading | By Sharon D. Welch | August 31, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, Balance, Character, Commitment, Direct Experience, Ethics, Gratitude, Hope, Integrity, Justice, Purpose, Seven PrinciplesWorship element -
This Message for All Ages requires its leader to feel comfortable soliciting answers from the congregation—both children and adults—and then reframe or summarize each response for all to hear. Will you play a game of “Let’s Pretend” with me? It goes like this: You’re on a television game...Time for All Ages | By Erika Hewitt | May 2, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Abundance, Challenge, Choice, Ethics, IntegrityWorship element -
Cultivating human virtue, respecting the animal, defining oneself.By Jeffrey A. Lockwood | December 3, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Ethics, Food, Nature, ResponsibilityPage/Article -
Recommended practices from UUA staff for congregations to keep teenage youth safer from harm. Covers hiring, screening, and training adults; supervision including overnight events; communication; code of ethics; participant covenants; age ranges; legal issues; and more.Utility | April 19, 2017Tagged as: Ethics, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Safe Congregations, Youth/TeensPage/Article -
What we are willing to say about the universe and our lives is based exclusively on our own shared experience and reason.By Kendyl L. R. Gibbons | February 20, 2017 | From IdeasTagged as: Ethics, UU TheologyPage/Article -
Canadian Unitarian Council removes “work for justice” from its charitable purposes to comply with tax authority while adopting new vision statement.By Elaine McArdle | January 9, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Belief, Ethics, Governance, PurposePage/Article -
There are two questions that [a person] must ask [themselves]. The first is "Where am I going?" and the second is "Who will go with me?" If you ever get these questions in the wrong order, you are in trouble. source: Fire in the Belly by Sam Keen, p. 12.Quote | By Howard Thurman | January 3, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Compromise, Direct Experience, Discernment, Ethics, Humanism, Interdependence, Journey, Leadership, Listening, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Purpose, Secular, Unity, VisionWorship element -
The flaming chalice was first used by the Unitarian Service Committee as a symbol of life-saving refuge for people fleeing persecution in Europe. As we light this chalice, we invoke the love that called people to put their lives at risk to save others. May we be vessels of life-saving welcome.Chalice Lighting | By Michael J. Tino | July 28, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Activism, Commitment, Community, Ethics, History, Justice, Justice Sunday, Relationships, Salvation, UnitarianismWorship element -
Even in the ‘natural’ world, some things are better than others.By Jeffrey A. Lockwood | September 7, 2015 | From UU WorldTagged as: Ethics, NaturePage/Article -
The doubt industry doesn’t have to convince the public that a product is harmless, only that the harm is in doubt, and the cost of change may be high.By Doug Muder | August 24, 2015 | From UU WorldTagged as: Climate & Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Corporate Responsibility, EthicsPage/Article -
Who receives the benefits of shiny new technology, and who bears its risks?By Scott Gerard Prinster | August 24, 2015 | From UU WorldTagged as: Economic Justice, Ethics, SciencePage/Article -
Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; Therefore, we are saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; Therefore, we are saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; Therefore, we are saved by...Reading | By Reinhold Neibuhr | June 25, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Ethics, Faith, Forgiveness, History, Hope, Limitations, Living Our Faith, Love, Salvation, WorkWorship element -
Luís lived in the Arctic Circle with his parents who were researching the effects of global warming. Luís wondered about that as he went out for a walk. He didn’t think there was much global warming going on today. It didn’t feel warm to Luís, who was bundled up in a snowsuit, mittens, hat,...Story | May 19, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Awe, Change, Climate Justice, Commitment, Earth, Earth Day, Ethics, Interdependence, Nature, Stewardship, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page -
Utility | May 18, 2015 | From MiraclesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Choice, Climate Justice, Commitment, Earth, Ethics, Nature, Responsibility, Stewardship, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism, VisionCurriculum page
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Setting ourselves to the task of Greening our Congregation, together we promise these things: Most simply, we will each do our small part to care for the earth around us. We will start with one step forward toward the thriving world that we envision....Reading | By Molly Housh | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Climate Change, Climate Justice, Earth, Earth-Centered, Environment, Ethics, Purpose, Unitarian UniversalismWorship 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 -
May the light of truth illumine our minds, May the spark of love set our hearts on fire, May the flame of freedom burn brightly within us, Now and always.Chalice Lighting | By Richard M Fewkes | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, Commitment, Compassion, Ethics, Freedom, Justice, Love, Tradition, Truth, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
On a deeper level, do we consider what we are eating and whether its origins are compatible with our personal values? Since the beginning of time, dietary practices have been incorporated into the religious practices of humanity....Reading | By Gerri Kennedy | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Body, Ethics, Food Justice, Nature, Prophetic Words & DeedsWorship element