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if we show them at all most of us who write our secrets down and call it poetry prefer to slip it under the door and run, and if we must be present at the reading, disguise ourselves in sotto voice and pale monotone but here was one who could take us into his personal life and show us around as i...Poetry | By Ric Masten | June 3, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Connections, Home, Honesty, Hospitality, Humility, Intimacy, Relationships, Solidarity, Vulnerability, WholenessWorship element
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My wakeful nights are fewer now that my children are growing older. A recent event reminded me of what I am missing. After a tremendously exciting weekend in another state at a family celebration, my young son and I found that our sleep schedules were no longer in sync....Meditation | By Jane E Mauldin | June 3, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Aging, Calling, Children, Family, Fathers, Friendship, Intimacy, Mothers, Sacrifice, ServiceWorship element
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Today I have too many friends who are dying. Sometimes at a memorial service I feel dissatisfied, and I’m the preacher in charge. I realize I can’t figure out how to preach my view of resurrection. I know that people would want to hear it, I’m not worried about offending or confusing anyone. I...Meditation | By Meg Barnhouse | May 28, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Death, Direct Experience, Family, Friendship, Happiness, Honesty, Intimacy, Love, Memorial Services, Nature, Peace, TruthWorship element -
I stretch forth my hand Knowing not what I shall touch... A tender spot, An open wound, Warmth, Pulsing life, Fragile blossoms, A rock, Ice. I am tentative, trembling... Wishing to avoid hurt, Wanting to link my life with Life. Lonely, I desire companions Naked, I long for defenders....Poetry | By Gordon B McKeeman | April 27, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Caring, Connections, Despair, Hope, Intimacy, VulnerabilityWorship element -
Spirit of Life, God of Love, I am entwined in your delicate web of mutuality. The life energy that makes me reach for the sun also moves me to become wrapped, like the strong bittersweet vine and the delicate sweet pea, around those I meet and love. Here in the tangle of my daily life I feel your...Prayer | By Stephen M. Shick | March 12, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Beauty, Climate Justice, Connections, Earth, Earth Day, Earth-Centered, Interdependence, Intimacy, Love, NatureWorship element
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We give thanks for love, Agape and Eros, Chocolates and pillow talk, And all of cupid’s arrows. For unrequited yearning And the grand passion burning, For quiet appreciation And platonic contemplation. For lovers, too, we offer thanks: Those gay and straight, near and dear, Gender metamorphic or...Meditation | By Gary Kowalski | January 25, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Intimacy, Love, Sexuality, Valentine's DayWorship element -
Inspired by a story in Tales for the Seventh Day: A Collection of Sabbath Stories by Nina Jaffe (New York: Scholastic Press, 2000). Once a there was a great chef who was famous throughout the land. She was so good she taught other people how to cook and their food was almost as tasty as hers....Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Caring, Community, Food, Home, Hospitality, Intimacy, Judaism, Success, Suffering, TeamworkCurriculum page -
Utility | May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Direct Experience, Family, Food, Gratitude, Home, Intimacy, TeamworkCurriculum page -
Once upon a time in Kenya, on a peaceful river near the east coast of Africa, a herd of hippopotamus was surprised by heavy rain. The rain washed them away from their river home, toward the Indian Ocean. Then came something worse. A tsunami! In the huge, windy storm the ocean waters became strong.Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Animals, Commitment, Death, Earth-Centered, Family, Fathers, Inclusion, IntimacyCurriculum page -
Utility | May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Earth-Centered, Family, Home, Intimacy, Relationships, UnityCurriculum page
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Several years ago, I spent an evening discussing Covenant Groups with members of a New England church who were interested in starting a small group ministry program....Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Acceptance, Caring, Community, Compassion, Courage, Depression, Direct Experience, Empathy, Friendship, Inclusion, IntimacyCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | From FamiliesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Acceptance, Change, Conflict, Democracy, Direct Experience, Family, Health, Intimacy, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Teamwork, TrustCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | From FamiliesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Choice, Community, Connections, Culture, Direct Experience, Family, Food, Grace, Gratitude, Health, IntimacyCurriculum page
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Utility | October 27, 2011 | From FamiliesTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Beauty, Community, Connections, Dignity, Direct Experience, Family, Identity, Intimacy, Respect, Responsibility, Spirituality, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page