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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 Purpose.

  • A red pillar candle is lit, with evergreen and a sunny window visible in the background.
    Winter Solstice Chalice Lighting

    Ariel Hunt-Brondwin

    From WorshipWeb
    Reader 1: Flaming chalice, symbol of our living tradition, we kindle you for light Reader 2: Light in this darkest season of the year Light to reveal th...
  • A tiny blue dot (Earth) is barely visible in the inky void of the universe.
    A Fire in the Universe

    Shawn Trapp

    From WorshipWeb
    Our chalice reminds us of that the fire within ourselves is the same fire that illuminates the Universe. It is our reminder that all is connected even...
  • A stack of five stones on top of a larger rock.
    The Five Jagged Rocks of Unitarian Universalism

    Kari Gottfried

    From WorshipWeb
    In the Bible, there’s a pretty well-known story about David and Goliath. Goliath, a huge warrior from the side of the Philistines, challenged someone...
  • A line of footprints in sand
    Call from the Past, Present, and Future

    Tania Márquez

    From WorshipWeb
    In the weaving of our story to the web of life, we must remember that we must not cut the strings, for there are others coming after us.
  • A hand plants a row of seeds in soil, with tiny seedlings emerging from elsewhere in the soil.
    Stewards of Hope

    Rebekah Savage

    From Braver/Wiser
    This is the beauty and sparkle of spiritual communities: the spiritual practices of generosity and stewardship.
  • In an outstretched palm, star-shaped glitter sparkles
    The Wellspring of Moral Action

    Sharon D. Welch

    From WorshipWeb
    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...
  • A scattering cluster of multicluster lights, almost like stars or sequins
    We Hold Hope Close

    Theresa I. Soto

    From WorshipWeb
    In this community, we hold hope close. We don’t always know what comes next, but that cannot dissuade us. We don’t always know just what to do, but...
  • A flock of gray geese, one of which is in mid-honk.
    Honk If You Love

    Lindasusan Ulrich

    From Braver/Wiser
    If justice is to be realized, our voices must speak loudly—even boisterously—of love.
  • A small crowd of people singing or chanting, some with smiles and others with arms raised.
    Everyone for Everyone

    Rayla D. Mattson

    From Braver/Wiser
    Marginalized people can’t just want things to be different. It has to be everyone wanting things to be different for everyone.
  • Porpoise_head_above_water
    Amira's Porpoise

    Chrissy Bushyager

    From WorshipWeb
    Today I’m going to tell a story about a girl who was searching for a porpoise. Now, as you probably know, a porpoise is a sea mammal in the dolphin...