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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 Despair or its children.

  • Water drips from a melting clump of ice on a small fir branch. The background is a blurry field of grey with a hint of green, possibly other trees.

    Turn toward the thaw, and turn toward the rebirth of spring with New Hope.

    Prayer | By Christin Green | December 13, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Body, Despair, Gratitude, Hope, Love, Worry, WorshipWeb, Worship
  • An abstract expressionist painting by Steve Johnson of vivid teals and blues and oranges in broad, blocky strokes

    Remind us that resilience is in our bones, that peace will prevail on earth

    Prayer | By Douglas Taylor | May 22, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Brokenness, Despair, God, Healing, Hope
  • A trail is vaguely visible on a mossy forest bed, through thick trees. A blaze of blue paint appears on one of the many trees.

    What’s your most memorable story about getting lost? What do you remember about finding your way home?

    Reflection | By Erika Hewitt | March 15, 2023 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Connections, Despair, Direct Experience, Home, Hope, Humanism, Journey, Searching, Worship
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    Told through the powerful stories of Black lives that were ravaged by racism, this manifesto holds 10 demands to rectify racial injustice...

    Book | By Solomon Jones
    Tagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Despair, History, Human Rights, Justice, Nonviolence, Oppression, Power, Privilege, Trauma, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, Racial Justice, Social Justice
  • A lit taper candle burns against a blurred background of blue holiday lights.

    Grief is welcome, a sacred part of the mourning.

    Reading | By Kari Kopnick | March 1, 2022 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Advent, Balance, Challenge, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Compassion, Despair, Empathy, Grief, Winter Solstice / Yule, WorshipWeb, Worship
  • A wisp of smoke rises from an extinguished candle.

    Hope continues, uncertain and true, like candlelight, ready to spark again.

    Chalice Extinguishing | By Kevin Jagoe | November 2, 2020 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Autumnal Equinox, Despair, Disaster or Crisis, Fall, Hope, Winter, Winter Solstice / Yule, WorshipWeb, Worship

  • December 4, 2019 The first of the candles in the Advent Wreath is the candle of Hope. In the Lutheran tradition of my childhood, we always lit Advent candles this time of year. Winter is often a time when we look for hope. We look with hope for the return of the sun in the months to come. We hope...

    By Sarah Movius Schurr | May 14, 2020 | From Pacific Western Region
    Tagged as: Despair, Hope, Multiculturalism, Faith Development, Membership Growth & Outreach
  • Clouds swirl against a blue and orange sky.

    As a hospital chaplain, I often listen to painful stories. We call it compassionate presence, but I may be crying inside. When words fail, I pray and sing.

    Reflection | By Yuri Yamamoto | June 12, 2019 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Arts & Music, Brokenness, Challenge, Despair, Direct Experience, Faith, Fear, God, Presence, Unitarian Universalism
  • Several people standing with their arms around each other, photo taken from behind, so that the composition is a tangle of backs and arms.

    This recipe has been tweaked over time, so adjust as necessary. Sometimes it yields more servings than anticipated. Sometimes it needs a bit more of this ingredient or that. It comes from generations who have gone before me, and I've added my own flavor along the way. A Recipe for Resilience One...

    Reading | By Margaret Weis | May 27, 2019 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Balance, Challenge, Courage, Despair, Grace, Health, Hope, Imagination, Journey, Self-Care
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    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 World
    Tagged as: Community, Despair, Forgiveness, Individualism, Pain, Solidarity, UU Beliefs, UU Theology