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Spirit of Life and Love, I come before you black and brown and red and yellow and alabaster, I come longing for the simpler days that truly never were our lot. And I am an American. Hear these voices, as in the complexity of our days, I am Humanist and Christian, Muslim and Jew, Pagan and Atheist...Meditation | By Maureen Killoran | July 1, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, America, Diversity, Identity, July 4thWorship element -
These fun images of the Unitarian Universalist logo, rendered as a doodle in UUA colors, may be used on social media or in worship. Weatherproof stickers of the small version will be distributed at General Assembly (June 22-26) but are also available by mail from your WorshipWeb Curator.Image | By Ellen Rockett, Jennie Freiberger | June 20, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Identity, Seven Principles, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
People ask me sometimes, “Is this a gay church?” It is a privilege to answer: “Ours is absolutely, gladly, hopefully and humbly, gaily, a gay church, a gay tradition, where everyone, including heterosexual members and friends, is welcome, where everyone is needed, where everyone’s experience...Meditation | By Victoria Safford | June 9, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Coming Out, Direct Experience, Hospitality, Identity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Love, Pride Sunday, Unitarian Universalism, WholenessWorship element -
Sister Goose swam in the pond, happy as could be. Now and then, she ducked her head down to nibble a little bit here, and nibble a little bit there. She took no more than her fill of those succulent underwater plants, for she knew that the pond belonged to everyone....Story | By Faye Mogensen | June 8, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), America, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Division, Identity, Justice, Race/EthnicityWorship element -
Unitarian Universalist (UU) 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....By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | June 3, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Equity, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Identity, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Social Justice, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Voting Rights, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
We come together tonight to remember the history, or the myth, that says hope was born in the form of a baby named Jesus. What is so compelling about the story of Jesus’s birth, his life, his love? Why has this story reached across the ages to us while so many others have faded into history?...Opening | By Alix Klingenberg | May 31, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Belief, Birth, Christianity, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Hope, Identity, Purpose, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
Spirit of Life, Earth and Sea and Sky, Place of deep longing in my heart Find your way from silence to voice Give me strength and courage to speak truth through my life For I am a creature of the Universe, small but infinite A momentary body in the sea of life, and also the sea itself I am a...Prayer | By Alix Klingenberg | May 31, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Awe, Connections, Contemplation, Earth-Centered, Identity, Nature, Prayer Practices, Strength, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
#UUCampusQ's Episode Three What Can I Actually Do? The Reverend Annie Gonzalez Milliken, the Young Adult and Campus Ministry Associate of the Unititarian Universalist Association Like Campus UUs on Facebook to be notified when episodes of UUCampusQs are released! Heart to Heart is a small group...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | May 25, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Campus Ministry, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Connections, Creating a Home, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Interdependence, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Purpose, Secular, Sexuality Education, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Vision for UUism, Young Adults, Youth/TeensPage/Article
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A Dixieland chorus of separate lines / Just lucky to be in the same key, in the same room.Feature | By Adam Lawrence Dyer | May 23, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Identity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Multiculturalism, SexualityPage/Article -
Don’t speak to me of “healing” racism, or “wounded souls” or the “painful hurt” until you are willing to feel the scars on my great-great-grandmother Laury’s back. Don’t speak to me of “values” or “justice” or “righting wrongs” until you are able to feel the heartache...Reading | By Adam Lawrence Dyer | May 17, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, America, Anti-Oppression, Brokenness, Direct Experience, Healing, Identity, Justice, Personal Stories, Race/Ethnicity, Responsibility, Secular, ShameWorship element -
You’ve seen it. Two black men pass each other on the street. They nod. Subtle, sometimes imperceptible, but there is acknowledgement. “Do you know him?” “No . . . (yes) . . . no.” I learned this from my father and my grandfather and my other grandfather and my uncles and my great uncle and...Reading | By Adam Lawrence Dyer | May 17, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), America, Anti-Oppression, Connections, Direct Experience, Identity, Race/Ethnicity, Secular, Solidarity, UnityWorship element
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Using SnapChat to Expand Your Reach To Younger Folks Recently I shared this image, by Benjamin Schwartz that appears in the New Yorker Magazine: to Facebook adding "Imagine being the one trying to explain why churches and our office should be using it." In the comments, a number of folks asked ho...By Bart Frost | May 16, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Belief, Community, Connections, Faith, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Leadership, Membership Growth & Outreach, News, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism, Universalism, UU Identity, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
The invisibility of whiteness means that one doesn't have to notice that one is white. So there are people, and then there are black people. There are people and there are Latino people. And people—just people, just folks—turn out to be white, but we don't notice it. White people have the luxury...Quote | By john a. powell | May 9, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, America, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Identity, Justice, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Self-RespectWorship element
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"The thing that's really slick about whiteness, if you will, is that most of the benefits can be obtained without ever doing anything personally......Quote | By john a. powell | May 9, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Gender, Identity, Justice, Power, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/EthnicityWorship element -
Fiercely UU is a new 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 white supremacist...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | May 9, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Leadership, Nourishing the Spirit, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
This name now symbolizes all that you truly are and are becoming.Ritual | By Laura Bogle | April 5, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Body, Direct Experience, Gender, Identity, Inclusion, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Life Transition, Multiculturalism, Resilience, Transformation, WholenessWorship element -
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 white supremacist patriarchy, we say no to isolation and...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | March 31, 2016 | From Blue BoatTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Identity, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article
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Dear Liberal Allies, You and I learned very different things in very different ways. If you didn’t live an experience, then step aside. We students of color, gay students, trans* students, children of immigrants and refugees knew this stuff before our professors told us what to call it....Reading | By Trungles | March 30, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Growth, Identity, Justice, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Multiculturalism, Personal Stories, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Solidarity, SufferingWorship element
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Small But Mighty The set up was in some ways completely familiar. The cushions on the floor, the snacks arranged casually around the yet unlit chalice. Students drifting in and sitting down, late evening on a weekday. I could have been in the basement of the chapel back at my small Midwestern...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | March 24, 2016 | From On CampusTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Campus Ministry, Community, Connections, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Identity, LGBTQ Issues, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Rights, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
Welcome to this morning, this day, and this opportunity to be together in community—which is a time of joy, comfort, and sometimes challenges. This Unitarian Universalist congregation is a place where we come to learn more about being human. We’re not here because we’ve figured out life’s...Welcome | By Erika Hewitt | March 21, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Community, Direct Experience, Humility, Identity, Purpose, VulnerabilityWorship element