Displaying 1 - 20 of 68

This list includes every page or product with this tag from UUA.org, UU World magazine, or inSpirit books & gifts.

  • In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her family alongside contemplative reflections to discover the “necessary rituals” that connect us with our belonging, dignity, and liberation. Available for preorder...
    Book | By Cole Arthur Riley | January 7, 2023
    Tagged as: Dignity, Faith, Healing, Spirituality
    Product
  • There is no such thing as unskilled labor.
    Reflection | By Sarah Skochko | August 31, 2022 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), America, Compassion, Dignity, Human Rights, Humanism, Labor Day, Secular, Work, Worship
    Page/Article
  • The #ActuallyAutistic Guide to Advocacy takes an in-depth look at the key elements of effective, respectful, inclusive advocacy and allyship. Every topic was chosen, shaped, and informed by #ActuallyAutistic perspectives.
    Book | By Jennifer Brunton, Jenna Gensic | June 13, 2022
    Tagged as: Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Compassion, Dignity, Disability, Empathy, Family, Gender, Happiness, Healing, Inclusion, Integrity, Parents, Anti-Oppression
    Product
  • Oh hello darling, and welcome to The Book of Non-Binary Joy! This book is here to help you be yourself - free from judgement and expectation - as you unlock more joy in your life. Take my hand, and let's start your journey of self-love today.
    Book | By Ben Pechey, Sam Prentice | June 13, 2022
    Tagged as: Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Dignity, Diversity, Inclusion, Joy, Oppression, Young Adults, Anti-Oppression
    Product
  • When I was small and just learning how to do life in my body, I didn’t hesitate, didn’t hold back, didn’t worry how it would look, didn’t look for cues or ask for a line. My imagination ruled... I was entirely free to be, driven by the innovation my body inspired. This is the wild...
    Reading | By Rebekah Taussig | September 27, 2021 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Body, Dignity, Direct Experience, Freedom, Justice, Oppression, Wholeness
    Worship element
  • It’s time we reclaim the snowflake story in all its intertwined ramifications.
    By Robin Colgrove | November 1, 2019 | From Ideas
    Tagged as: Dignity, Individualism, Science
    Page/Article
  • The road not taken is not a fork. That’s too simple a thought, flipping some coin. Either/or. Nope. It’s not this or that. No or yes. It’s nor/ neither and all of the above and more. The road taken goes every way at once. There. There. They. Them. Go. Now. Live.
    Affirmation | By David Breeden | October 6, 2019 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Agnosticism, Coming Out, Dignity, Direct Experience, Gender, Humanism, Identity, Inclusion, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Pride Sunday, Secular, Self-Respect, Sexuality, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Unitarian Universalism
    Worship element
  • Oh, divine Love, With the kindling of this flame, may we realize and love our true selves: Our true, round belly selves. Our true, bags under our eyes, selves. Our true, naturally hairy, selves. Our true, wrinkles on our skin, selves. May our self-love help keep our chalice ablaze.
    Chalice Lighting | By Cooper Garrett | May 27, 2019 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Body, Compassion, Courage, Dignity, Love, Self-Respect, Shame, Truth, Vulnerability
    Worship element
  • What images comes to mind when I say, “Labor Day”? Chances are you think of the holiday weekend and celebrations with your loved ones, the Federal Holiday, Unions and the cause of a working wage and benefits, maybe the history of the struggle of working people to have a fair share of the profits...
    Reading | By Jennifer Willet | February 5, 2019 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Aging, Caring, Community, Compassion, Dignity, Disability, Economy, Education, Generations, Interdependence, Labor Day
    Worship element
  • [for 2-3 voices, alternating] On this eve of mystery and magic, let us enter into the Christmas story as if we were there on the holy night. What part will we play this year? Are you the mother, trusting your body to know what to do when the time of birth comes?...
    Opening | By Shari Woodbury | January 21, 2019 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Awe, Birth, Christianity, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Compassion, Dignity, Faith, Family, Hope, Hospitality, Journey, Love
    Worship element
  • Be present to other people as they are, not as you want them to be.
    By Bruce T. Marshall | June 1, 2018 | From UU World
    Tagged as: Acceptance, Aging, Dignity
    Page/Article
  • As national events chip away at my First-Principle practices, I have to wonder: What will be left?
    By Doug Muder | September 4, 2017 | From UU World
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Conflict, Dignity, Politics, Respect, UU Beliefs, UU Theology
    Page/Article
  • Does the sin of white supremacy live in us or in the systems beyond us? 
    By Molly Housh Gordon | August 9, 2017 | From UU World
    Tagged as: Dignity, Human Rights, UU Theology, Anti-Racism
    Page/Article
  • Hope and compassion can be a critical part of political and spiritual resistance for Unitarian Universalists.
    By Christine Organ | May 15, 2017 | From UU World
    Tagged as: Compassion, Dignity, Hope, Politics, Social Justice
    Page/Article
  • Late in his life, the philosopher Richard Rorty — a well-known atheist — was asked by an interviewer if he could define holy. Perhaps the interlocutor thought the aging and dying Rorty would be stumped by the question or would fall into some traditional language of reverence. But Rorty was not...
    Reading | By David Breeden | April 20, 2017 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Dignity, Hope, Humanism, Sacred, Unitarian Universalism
    Worship element
  • The blasphemy of body hatred has no place in this temple.
    Poetry | By Misha Sanders | February 27, 2017 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Acceptance, Beauty, Body, Dignity, Direct Experience, Diversity, Fat Liberation, Humanism, Inclusion, Secular, Self-Respect, Women, Worth
    Worship element
  • Unitarian Universalists support the dignity and rights of people all across the spectrum of gender. Read More...
    Press Release | By Unitarian Universalist Association | May 12, 2016 | From Home Page Story
    Tagged as: Dignity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Worth, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
    Page/Article
  • When my end comes, I hope I will have the power to die well.
    By Doug Muder | February 22, 2016 | From Ideas
    Tagged as: Aging, Death, Dignity, Illness
    Page/Article
  • Original version in English by Tracy Bleakney, traducción en español por Theresa Soto A child journeys far from home Fearful and brave, in need of safe harbor. Guided by this chalice, may we seek to understand the causes of flight. Like the comfort of a candle flickering in a window of darkness,...
    Chalice Lighting | By Julián Jamaica Soto , Tracy Bleakney | December 15, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Children, Compassion, Dignity, Hospitality, Humanism, Immigration, Journey, Justice, Unitarian Universalism, WorshipWeb
    Worship element
  • Note: this reflection was written at the end of Rev. Janis-Dillon's week in Samos, Greece working in a Syrian refugee center. The people of Samos, Greece have done something that sounds ordinary, only it's not: they have treated the Syrian refugees like human beings. Past the terror of the rubber...
    Reading | By Bob Janis-Dillon | December 6, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Anti-Oppression, Compassion, Dignity, Human Rights, Immigration
    Worship element