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I am afraid and exhausted from the constant fear. I don’t know who to trust for information about the virus.Ritual | By Kate Landis | March 16, 2021 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #COVID19, Brokenness, Death, Direct Experience, Disaster or Crisis, Grief, Healing, Hope, Secular, Solidarity, WorshipWorship element -
3 travelers search for a new home where they will feel welcome and included. They encounter a single leader, a group of leaders, and circle of equals. The communities mirror an autocracy, a republic, and non-hierarchical community.Story | By Renee Ruchotzke | November 22, 2020 (reviewed November 2024) | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Covenant, Covenant, Democracy, Governance, Inclusion, July 4th, Justice Sunday, Living Our Faith, Pluralism, Solidarity, UU Theology, WisdomPage/Article -
It often feels like we’re shouting into the void. It was a gift to be reminded that sometimes someone is listening.Reflection | By Jodi Cohen Hayashida | July 8, 2020 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Activism, America, Belief, Democracy, Direct Experience, Imagination, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Solidarity, TruthPage/Article -
"I believe firmly that to practice love is to disrupt the status quo which is masquerading as peace." —posted on Austin Channing Brown's Instagram, June 17, 2020...Quote | By Austin Channing Brown | June 27, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, Activism, Direct Experience, Justice, Living Our Faith, Love, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Solidarity, TransformationWorship element -
Sheltered in our homes, Or going to work, at risk, For week after week after week, We’re edgy, tired, a little raw. We are tender, vulnerable, Open. A little more open than usual. Those of us who are white, Who, before, might have been distracted Who, before, might have been too busy Who, before,...Prayer | By Ellen Quaadgras | June 17, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, Direct Experience, Race/Ethnicity, SolidarityWorship element -
May we all remember how inextricably we are linked in this fight for justice and freedom.Reflection | By Otto O’Connor | June 10, 2020 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Direct Experience, Generations, History, Justice, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Pride Sunday, Race/Ethnicity, Responsibility, Secular, Solidarity, Unitarian UniversalismPage/Article -
The first time I was told that I was too queer to be a congregation's minister, they asked, "What will the neighbors think?,” as if it were the most natural question in the world. It was then that I understood how grace works: it’s costly. It requires us to be uncomfortable, to get outside...Reading | By Chris Rothbauer | January 9, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Anti-Oppression, Coming Out, Direct Experience, Diversity, Identity, Inclusion, Integrity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Living Our Faith, National Coming Out Day, Oppression, Pride Sunday, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships, SolidarityWorship element -
We are never numbers to be tallied for turnout. We are more than a sum. Together, we are the hope and courage.Reflection | By Robin Tanner | January 8, 2020 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Activism, Commitment, Community, Hope, Justice, Presence, SolidarityPage/Article -
This ritual begins by lighting a candle from the chalice, and placing it in position. A list of supplies is at the end of this resource. One: Fire. Source of warmth and life for our ancestors; and for humans still today....Ritual | By Amy G. S. A. Brooks | January 3, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Climate Justice, Direct Experience, Disaster or Crisis, Earth, Fear, Grief, Solidarity, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
I once saw a little sign, carved in wood, that read, “There is only the hard way.” Many of us have been harmed by theology that told us that suffering was a sacrifice that would bring us closer to God. Many of us were told that our suffering would redeem us, even when we knew that actual...Reading | By Elizabeth Nguyen | November 14, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Humanism, Integrity, Interdependence, Justice, Living Our Faith, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Redemption, Sacrifice, Secular, Seven Principles, Solidarity, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
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.Affirmation | By Tania Y Márquez | November 6, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Calling, Commitment, Direct Experience, Generations, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Purpose, Service, SolidarityWorship element -
Do not fear agitation, for agitation is the rhythm of life itself; to be put into motion, to be stirred. Do not fear the movements that decenter what you always thought permanent. You carry within the center of your understanding, the compass to show you the way. Carry with you the love that will...Blessing | By Tania Y Márquez | November 4, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Activism, Conflict, Courage, Direct Experience, Fear, Humanism, Justice, SolidarityWorship element -
Like other young gay men of my generation, I had few role models in the 1980s. I’m wrestling with the reality that I am now an elder.By Kenneth Sutton | September 1, 2019 | From UU WorldTagged as: Interdependence, Justice, Leadership, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Men, SolidarityPage/Article
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We do not light candles because we believe they have a supernatural power to them, but we do believe there is power in standing together in these moments.By Liz James | September 1, 2019 | From LifeTagged as: Community, Solidarity, WorshipPage/Article -
Chanting “End mass incarceration!” and “Schools not cells!” about 1,000 Unitarian Universalists gathered in a public park in Spokane, Washington, for the General Assembly 2019 public witness event.By Elaine McArdle | June 21, 2019 | From UU WorldTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Criminal Justice, Justice, SolidarityPage/Article -
A community of geese in an open meadow, threatened to be eaten by a fox, can't escape, but they do come up with another creative solution.Story | By Faye Mogensen | June 9, 2019 (reviewed December 2024) | For Children, Youth, Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Courage, Creativity, Imagination, Nonviolence, SolidarityPage/Article -
To be free, you must embrace the breadth of your own existence without apology, even if they try to take it from you. You must know, not that you can do whatever you want; you are not a kudzu vine, eating entire hillsides for the purpose of feeding your own lush life. You must know instead, that...Poetry | By Julián Jamaica Soto | June 1, 2019 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Freedom, Justice, Responsibility, Solidarity, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
no one can rename you Other, it can’t stick, as you offer the gift of being and saying who you are.Poetry | By Julián Jamaica Soto | March 30, 2019 | From UU WorldTagged as: Body, Courage, Gender, Healing, Integrity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Nourishing the Spirit, Respect, Self-Care, Sexuality Education, Solidarity, VulnerabilityPage/Article -
Mission and covenant are an antidote to individualism. They remind us of the responsibilities that come with an affirmation of interdependence.By Susan Frederick-Gray | March 1, 2019 | From UU WorldTagged as: Community, Despair, Forgiveness, Individualism, Pain, Solidarity, UU Beliefs, UU TheologyPage/Article -
This is a story of in-the-middle for those wondering how their story ends.Reflection | By Robin Tanner | August 29, 2018 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Choice, Direct Experience, Fear, Hope, Humanism, Illness, Limitations, Parents, Psychology, Searching, Secular, Solidarity, WorryPage/Article