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Loving Creator, beyond our understanding yet closer than our breath, breathe into us your love so that we may love ourselves and others as you do. Help heal the fear, hate, and judgment that wound so many....Prayer | By Amy Johnson | May 27, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Coming Out, Connections, God, Healing, Inclusion, Love, National Coming Out Day, Pride Sunday, WholenessWorship element -
The Hindu god Indra is said to have created reality as a great net, with jewels at each intersection of the threads. Every jewel is reflected in every other, and they are all connected by the infinite, intricate web. The jewels are sacred and so is the net that connects them. And so I pray: Dear...Prayer | By Amy Zucker Morgenstern | May 27, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Community, Connections, Hinduism, Inclusion, Journey, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, National Coming Out Day, Pride Sunday, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
For just as the body without the spirit is dead, faith without works is also dead. —James 2:26 Why are we still talking about inclusivity and diversity when we have done so little to make them real? Why are we still looking pained about the lack of diversity in the denomination?...Meditation | By Rosemary Bray McNatt | May 22, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Challenge, Diversity, Inclusion, Justice, Living Our Faith, Peace, Unity, WorkWorship element -
This children's worship activity relies on the use of objects that you'll have to assemble. Its author used Quarto! game pieces (shown in the accompanying picture)....Complete Service | By Martha Dallas | May 12, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Children's Sabbath, Direct Experience, Diversity, Division, Inclusion, Interdependence, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unity, Worship TipsWorship element -
Have you ever wondered how it came to be that churches are known as places where you can get a helping hand when you need one? It seems to me that a key source of the charitable nature of churches goes all the way back to the time of Jesus. You see, in the society in which Jesus lived—in his time...Time for All Ages | By Martha Dallas | May 12, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, Caring, Christianity, Compassion, Easter, Inclusion, Justice Sunday, Living Our Faith, Prophetic Words & Deeds, ServiceWorship element -
WEBINAR - Ministering to Youth and Young Adults of Color 1: Faith Formation and Spiritual Renewal Leadership Development Associate for Youth and Young Adults of Color at the Unitarian Universalist Association and the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association present a 45 minute webinar on Apri...By Ted Resnikoff | April 17, 2015 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Congregational Action, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Inclusion, Justice Sunday, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, VisionPage/Article -
We join our voices in a holy communion of mind and heart, dedicated to the promises that bind us in compassion, one with another. In this hour we light the flame that signals our intention to find the sacred in every living thing.Chalice Lighting | By Robin F. Gray | March 25, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Community, Compassion, Covenant, Dignity, Healing, Immanence, Inclusion, Reverence, SacredWorship element -
Mul… Leadership School, is an annual gathering of soul-renewal and leadership development for UU youth and young adults of color from July 10-14th, 2015 at the Walker Center outside of Boston, MA. App…; by April 15th, 2015. Registration fee is $275 (includes transportation) and there are many...By Elizabeth Nguyen | March 17, 2015 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Inclusion, Interdependence, Justice Sunday, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Purpose, Secular, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
5 + 1 = Full Strength YaYA Unitarian Universalist minister – born and raised in the Midwest and South, a Vietnamese-American, lover of hot pot, college football and justice. I'm so glad to be building on the Rev. Dr. Monica Cummings’ powerful work supporting youth and young adults of color at...By Ted Resnikoff | February 24, 2015 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Beliefs & Principles, Campus Ministry, Community, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Inclusion, Interdependence, Justice Sunday, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Purpose, Secular, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Vision for UUism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
Ultimate Grace, the heart of every matter, in every perfection and imperfection, in all senses and: tenses, in moments of every right and wrong, presenting choices to inquiring hearts. You are in the purpose and the journey of mishaps. You are in moments of understanding and misunderstanding. We...Invocation | By Ma Theresa "Tet" Gustilo Gallardo | February 20, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Freedom, Growth, Inclusion, Purpose, Revelation, Searching, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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NOTE: All or part of this ritual can be used to bless a sacred space. We blessed our newly renovated sanctuary for the qualities and attributes we were trying to create with our renovations. Between each blessing, we sang a hymn, had a children’s story, took the offering, had a choir anthem, and...Blessing | By Sandra Fees | February 18, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Building/Space Dedication, Community, Creativity, Diversity, Generations, Hospitality, Inclusion, Integrity, Love, Peace, Responsibility, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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We draw from many wells, From oceans and rivers, From lakes and streams, From the muddy Mississippi to the roaring Rio Grande, From faraway places and from the ponds and puddles in our own backyards....Ritual | By Gary Kowalski | January 25, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Buddhism, Christianity, Community, Diversity, Hinduism, Humanism, Inclusion, Taoism, Unity, Water CommunionWorship element
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"We gather together": familiar words to many of us. "We"—called here not by name, not by special invitation—but we who are here, who, walking by the door, come in; who come anonymously, burdened and borne by our visions, yearnings, despairs, solitudes. "Gather"—called here not by law, not by...Opening | By Libbie D Stoddard | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Challenge, Community, Inclusion, Interdependence, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element
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Note: This call to worship was written to be preceded by the first three sentences of "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver (Singing the Living Tradition #490). As we enter into worship, put away the pressures of the world that ask us to perform, to take up masks, to put on brave fronts. Silence the voices...Opening | By Erika Hewitt | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Body, Inclusion, Love, Unitarian Universalism, VulnerabilityWorship 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 -
I feel sorry for the kids today who are taking geography in school for the first time. When I was in school, unless you got really interested in the history of Iraqi Kurdistan, there was a chance you could get all the way through geography class without ever having to know learn to spell Sulaymania.Sermon | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Dissent, Inclusion, International, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Politics, UniversalismWorship element
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In this free church, we come together without creed, focusing instead on the core values of justice, equity and compassion... Of mutual acceptance of our diverse ways of being, as we seek to connect ourselves more fully with the unfolding truths of life and of our world....Chalice Lighting | By Maureen Killoran | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Hope, Inclusion, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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You are in the story of the world. You are the world coming to know itself. May you trust that all you will ever say or do Belongs in the story of the world.Closing | By Ean Huntington Behr | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Community, Inclusion, TrustWorship element
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Somos una gente del arco iris. We are a rainbow people. The rainbow is an arc of light brilliantly displaying all the colors of the visible spectrum, all the colors that combine to make the astounding beauty of our world, all the colors that combine to reflect the astounding diversity of human...Reading | By Naftali King | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Diversity, Inclusion, Multiculturalism, Race/EthnicityWorship element -
"Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." — Hebrews 13:2 Hebrews is a book in the New (Greek) Testament; it's an epistle (or letter) written by an unknown author before 70 CE.Quote | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Abundance, Christianity, Generosity, Hospitality, Inclusion, StewardshipWorship element