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  • Like the cosmic dust following after a great Perseid meteor, we are the living remnants of time and all that has come to pass in its wake—briefly shining lights on the way to eternity. We are only visible to the naked eye for an instant. Take this moment to shine like the start dust you are. May...
    Benediction | By Mary Edes | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Awe, Beauty, Earth, Earth-Centered, Generations, Transcendence, Wonder
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  • I send you out now, to share yourself with the world May its promise and complexity set your mind ablaze May you hold fast to what your life has taught you May you question everything And when you have changed the world, And the world has changed you, May you return again, to this place, And shar...
    Closing | By Kelly Weisman Asprooth-Jackson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Transformation, Truth, Wonder
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  • Once more the year's turned round. We've come full circle on this small planet, Spinning down the grooves of change, Another revolution completed around the sun. Another year older ... Another set of rings on the tree ... As seasons parade in endless procession The people's troubles and prayers...
    Meditation | By Gary Kowalski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Christianity, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Hope, Immanence, Revelation, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
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  • Please join me in the spirit of prayer followed by a full minute of meditative silence Gods and Goddesses of darkness and light, Spirit of life and love: We come together on this sacred night to awaken ourselves to the joy of Christmas To the miracles of life The birth of a baby The rise of the s...
    Meditation | By Sara Eileen LaWall | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Christianity, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Immanence, Mystery, New Child, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Sacred, Wonder
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  • It was not a city. It was not a large town. But it was not a small town. It was—just average, you might say. Except for one thing. There was a Storyteller in the town. That’s Storyteller with a capital S. The Storyteller had arrived one day without advance notice (or as some people would put it,...
    Story | By Orlanda R Brugnola | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Imagination, Mystery, Revelation, Tradition, Wonder
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  • Do you seek eternal life? Would you accept it if you knew it was already yours? None of us knows what the future may bring. None of us knows the hour of our passing. But this we may know— Eternal life is ours, here and now. Look within this moment. Its span of time may be the briefest of instants.
    Meditation | By Thomas Rhodes | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Awe, Immanence, Mystery, Presence, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
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  • Do we ever surprise you, God? De we ever do or say things which catch you off guard, or do you have everything under such tight control that nothing is left to chance? You are the ultimate mystery to us, but are we ever a mystery to you?...
    Prayer | By Thomas Rhodes | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Authority, Freedom, God, Playfulness, Service, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
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  • Divine spark from sacred dark Symbol of our holy intent Illuminate this hour.
    Chalice Lighting | By Kathy A Huff | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Discernment, Grace, Growth, Immanence, Meaning, Presence, Revelation, Reverence, Sacred, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
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  • My friends, may the Spirit of Love be A living flame before you, A guiding star above you, A firm path below you, And a gentle presence behind you.
    Closing | By Eric Williams | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Love, Presence, Reverence, Transcendence, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
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  • We know the story: an angel of the Lord appeared to the shepherds. The glory of the Lord shone around them. A great light descends on dark fields, happy angels and cherubim sing for joy, play their lutes, and dance about to defy the gravity of earthly cares....
    Meditation | By Teresa Schwartz | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Christianity, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Courage, God, Goddess, Mystery, Searching, Wonder
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  • There are two things we can learn from a daffodil to help ourselves and each other.
    Time for All Ages | By Ruth E Gibson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Change, Earth, Earth-Centered, Flower Communion, Growth, Nature, Spring, Strength, Transformation, Vernal Equinox, Wonder
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  • Now is the moment of magic, when the whole, round earth turns again toward the sun....
    Meditation | By Victoria Safford | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Awe, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Connections, Earth-Centered, Gratitude, Hanukkah, IllUUmination, Kwanzaa, Love, Winter Solstice / Yule, Wonder
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  • Utility | January 8, 2015 | For Preschool | From Chalice Children
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Creativity, Direct Experience, Freedom, Imagination, Unitarian Universalism, Vision, Wonder, Worth
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  • Utility | January 8, 2015 | For Preschool | From Chalice Children
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Direct Experience, Fear, Mystery, Psychology, Searching, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Vision, Wonder
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  • Utility | December 2, 2014 | For Preschool | From Chalice Children
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Awe, Beauty, Direct Experience, Environment, Happiness, Hope, Nature, Reason, Spirituality, Transcendence, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
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  • Utility | December 2, 2014 | For Preschool | From Chalice Children
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Direct Experience, Earth, Environment, Nature, Reason, Science, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
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  • Utility | November 21, 2014 | For Preschool | From Chalice Children
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Advent, Awe, Chalica, Contemplation, Diwali, Earth-Centered, Hanukkah, Mindfulness, Peace, Reverence, Silence, Winter Solstice / Yule, Wonder
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  • Utility | November 7, 2014 | For Preschool | From Chalice Children
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Direct Experience, Mystery, Reason, Science, Transcendence, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
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  • If Pandora were alive today, she would probably sneak a peek at every gift under her Christmas tree. However, Pandora lived in very ancient times, according to a Greek myth. She herself was a gift, a special gift that Zeus sent to Earth....
    Story | November 7, 2014 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Amazing Grace
    Tagged as: Ethics, Faith, Wonder
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  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "One Square Inch" Optional: Computer with Internet connection, and large monitor or digital projector and screen Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions. Choose those that...
    Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the Power
    Tagged as: Compassion, Nature, Silence, Wonder
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