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Transformed by Struggle Unitarian Universalist tradition in which my parents raised me rarely told me that there was anything that I absolutely couldn’t do....By Ted Resnikoff | October 19, 2015 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Meaning, Multigenerational Faith Development, Personal Inspiration, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
This is a congregation that gathers in faith. Not faith in one religion or one god or any one way. We gather in faith of the power of diversity, the power of love, and the hope of a world transformed by our care. We gather in faith in ourselves and those around us. Not a faith that requires...Opening | By Sunshine Jeremiah Wolfe | October 2, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Faith, Identity, Purpose, Relationships, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element -
As drops of rain that find each other and build to become a track, a rivulet, a stream, a river, a sea, so are we drawn together; so are we fortunate to find each other; so are we bound together, on this shared passage toward an unknown ocean and eternity.Affirmation | By Elizabeth Lerner Maclay | September 15, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Connections, Earth, Earth-Centered, Homecoming / Ingathering, Nature, New Member Ceremony, Relationships, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Water CommunionWorship element -
Bro! Listen to the kids! On Sunday, August 30th, Kanye West gave a speech at the MTV Video Music Awards. I know, I know, that happened a week ago, but I was listening to his speech the other day and realized Kanye West was talking about and creating church that night....By Bart Frost | September 4, 2015 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Choice, Congregational Action, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Meaning, Multigenerational Faith Development, News, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
Video | By Christopher Sims | August 31, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Community, Direct Experience, Identity, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Purpose, Seven Principles, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element
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This week: General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association pas… an Action of Immediate Witness in support of the Black Lives Matter movement calling for “police reform and prison abolition, which seeks to replace the current prison system with a system that is more just and...By Elizabeth Nguyen | July 3, 2015 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Equity, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Multiculturalism, Multigenerational Faith Development, News, Secular, Social Justice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UnityPage/Article -
“Look, look!” The strangers around me were shouting and pointing. I spun around. From my position halfway across the Brooklyn Bridge, I could see a large circle of light on the Verizon building, prominent in the New York City skyline. Inside the circle were three symbols that would have meant...Reading | By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | June 25, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, Change, Courage, Economy, Hope, Joy, Justice, Love, Solidarity, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element -
Dear God of Sorrow and Love— Are there no places of safety from hate? Are there no sanctuaries from racism? Are there no walls fortified with love that can withstand violence? We pray this day for the nine members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church of Charleston who were senselessly...Prayer | By Sarah Lammert | June 18, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, Anti-Oppression, Character, Direct Experience, Humanism, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element -
Chalice Lighting #434 in Singing the Living Tradition: May we be reminded here of our highest aspirations, and inspired to bring our gifts of love and service to the altar of humanity....Image | By Ellen Rockett | June 11, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Awe, Community, Connections, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Mystery, Relationships, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, WonderWorship element -
Let us join hearts in the spirit of meditation and prayer: Juntemos corazones en el espiritu de meditacion y oracion: Mysterious Presence, Presencia misteriosa, God, our Father and our Mother, Dios, nuestro Padre y nuestra Madre, Spirit of Life whom we struggle to name in our joys and our sorrows...Meditation | By Susan Manker-Seale | June 2, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Caring, Faith, God, Hope, Justice, Peace, Presence, Service, Silence, UnityWorship element
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We traveled long We traveled far To be right here Where we are Reach out a hand No need to fear 'Cause all we need Right HereMusic | By Sam Turton | May 28, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Abundance, Community, Connections, Direct Experience, Hope, Humanism, Love, Purpose, Relationships, Strength, UnityWorship element
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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 -
Blackmail, blacklist, black mark. Black Monday, black mood, black-hearted. Black plague, black mass, black market. Good guys wear white, bad guys wear black. We fear black cats, and the Dark Continent. But it’s okay to tell a white lie, lily-white hands are coveted, it’s great to be pure as the...Meditation | By Jacqui James | May 22, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Balance, Direct Experience, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Responsibility, Unity, WholenessWorship element -
Covenants Aren't "Cool," and Fitness Won't Fix the World In April I got to go home for work. I don't mean home to the house I share with my partner and housemates here in Boston....By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | May 22, 2015 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Community, Creating a Home, Diversity, Education, Emerging Ministries, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Multigenerational Faith Development, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Vision for UUismPage/Article -
We, bearers of the dream, affirm that a new vision of hope is emerging.Affirmation | By Loretta Williams | May 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, Commitment, Hope, Justice, Unity, VisionWorship element
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I sit alone, planning the rest of the day. Last night, I was joking and smoking, in broken Pashto, with the resident contingent of the AUP.* I introduced them to the beauty of Dominican tobacco, hand-rolled and perfectly aged. They all seemed to enjoy this symbol of Western democratic values, the...Meditation | By George A Tyger | May 18, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Connections, Direct Experience, Diversity, Generosity, Gratitude, International, Islam, Kindness, Military, Military Service, Peace, Unity, Veterans Day, WarWorship element -
Ministry is all that we do—Together Ministry is that quality of being in community that affirms human dignity— beckons forth hidden possibilities, invites us into deeper, more constant, reverent relationships, and carries forward our heritage of hope and liberation. Ministry is what we do...Meditation | By Gordon B McKeeman | May 14, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Community, Courage, Dignity, Hope, Installations, Ministry, Ordinations, Relationships, Reverence, Service, Solidarity, UnityWorship element
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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 -
Imagine with me that you’re going along a trail in the woods in Vermont and you come across a steep gorge with a river rushing at the bottom. There is only one way to get across. You see a bridge and it’s made of… this: [show basket of grass… long overgrown grass, and pass it around so kids...Time for All Ages | By Martha Dallas | May 12, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Direct Experience, Interdependence, Solidarity, Teamwork, UnityWorship element -
Text from "Love Will Guide Us," by Sally Rogers, #131, http://www.uuabookstore.org/Singing-the-Living-Tradition-Hymnal-P16918… the Living Tradition.Image | By Ellen Rockett | May 7, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Commitment, Community, Humanism, Love, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Seven Principles, Strength, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element