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This list includes every page or product from UUA.org, UU World magazine, or inSpirit books & gifts that is tagged with Presence or its children.

  • One person sitting in a wheelchair holds hands with a friend. Only their arms and laps are visible, making their gentle touch the focus of the photo.

    Death is a regular part of my job, which makes small talk weird for me at parties.

    Reflection | By Sarah Gillespie | January 17, 2024 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: Death, Direct Experience, Friendship, Grief, Humanism, Ministry, Presence, Worship
  • A person sits on a medical examination table, wearing a medical exam gown. Their head isn't visible but their feet dangle off the end and their arms hold the table tensely.

    Sometimes we need someone to witness the pain in holy stillness.

    Reflection | By Jo VonRue | October 18, 2023 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: Body, Compassion, Direct Experience, Gender, Ministry, Presence, Sexuality, Trauma, Worship
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    Learn about the 2023–2024 UU Common Read, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg.

    By Susan Lawrence | September 13, 2023 | From Ideas
    Tagged as: Building Community, Change, Community, Presence, Personal Inspiration

  • Let us bless these candles with our tender hopes for the coming year.

    Ritual | By SarahRuth Davis | May 10, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Christmas Eve / Christmas, Presence, Spirituality, WorshipWeb, Worship

  • There's an older rhythm calling us to rest.

    Time for All Ages | By Jamila Batchelder | January 27, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Balance, Body, Contemplation, Healing, Peace, Presence, Stress, WorshipWeb, Worship
  • The fingertips of a black person holding a small glass hourglass, whose black sand grains are trickling through.

    Life doesn't have to be ever-upward in order to be well-lived.

    Reflection | By Christine Slocum | January 18, 2023 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: Balance, Contemplation, Culture, Presence, Worship
  • A 360-degree panorama photo, taken above an outdoor field, edited into a ‘Little Planet’ style photo.

    We need places where we can come and find our grounding once again.

    Opening | By Heather Rion Starr | January 6, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Balance, Contemplation, Presence, WorshipWeb, Worship
  • A straw-filled manger in a stable, with the Christmas star in the window

    Advent encourages us to be present in each moment of waiting.

    Reflection | By Megan Lloyd Joiner | December 7, 2022 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: Advent, Christianity, Contemplation, Patience, Presence, Sacred, Worship
  • A broad, green leaf held by a Black woman's hands. A small tattoo of a heart is on her wrist.

    Love is reaching through the generations with expectations that I live through challenging times.

    Reflection | By Melissa Jeter | November 2, 2022 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Direct Experience, Earth, Fall, Family, Generations, Healing, Love, Presence, Worship

  • Once, during my ministerial internship, a woman I’ll call Clara came up to me during the hustle and bustle before the Sunday service. I knew that Clara struggled with anxiety; now, in great distress, she told me how anxious she was and that she didn’t know what to do. She was frantic, and I...

    Reading | By Barbara F. Meyers | July 27, 2022 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Acceptance, Caring, Listening, Mental Health, Presence