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  • alt text: viewed at floor level, a pair of hands buckles a fabulous, sparkly red platform spike heel shoe, the other shoe already buckled.
    When the world tells you your love is a sin, that your body is a transgression, to be loved is the Holy made real.
    Reflection | By Kim Mason | June 24, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Awe, Direct Experience, Freedom, Humanism, Identity, Inclusion, Interfaith, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Pride Sunday, Sexuality, Spiritual Practice, Transcendence, Worship
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  • From beneath a glass table, the camera looking upward, three gamers examine a series of cards laid out, a series of brightly colored polyhedral dice, and a few gummy bears in a clear plastic container. A bookcase behind one player holds stacks of board games; one that's visible is Risk.
    The binary that’s done more harm than any of the others is Us versus Them.
    Reflection | By Cat Rambo | June 17, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: #Pride, 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Coming Out, Coming-of-Age, Direct Experience, Gender, Identity, Interdependence, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Pride Sunday, Science, Self-Respect, Sexuality, Worship
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  • A person's hand, palm up, tosses or receives a small handful of multicolored confetti.
    My child came out like confetti. It was beautiful.
    Reflection | By Anonymous | June 10, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: #Pride, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Children, Coming Out, Compassion, Direct Experience, Humanism, Identity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Parents, Personal Stories, Pride Sunday, Relationships, Secular, Self-Respect, Sexuality, Worship
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  • A black-and-white photo of a couple, limbs intertwined, on a couch. They're gazing into each other's eyes.
    May we dare to dream and choose to live in freedom.
    Reflection | By Pat Uribe-Lichty | June 3, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: #Pride, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Coming Out, Direct Experience, Freedom, Humanism, Identity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Pride Sunday, Relationships, Secular, Self-Respect, Sexuality, Worship
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  • alt text: Alt text: a close-up of a person's outstretched arms and hands. They're wearing a brown fleece jacket, and their palms are facing the sky as if in surrender or prayer.
    In contemplating what's beyond my control, I surrender to The Universe that which I can not accomplish.
    Reflection | By Mary Shelden | March 11, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Creativity, Faith, Mystery, Personal Stories, Power, Spiritual Practice, Trust, Vulnerability, Wisdom, Worship
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  • In a tunnel-like passageway, three women of different ethnicities are walking away from the camera, holding hands with their arms in the air. Their body language suggests joy and playfulness.
    Help me to give grace when it’s needed, both to myself and to others.
    Reflection | By Becca Morse | March 4, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Belief, Friendship, Grace, Personal Stories, Playfulness, Power, Self-Care, Self-Respect, Solidarity, Worship
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  • A young woman with a huge smile turns to smile at the camera as she boards a plane. She's carrying a backpack and walking up an external flight of stairs. In front of her is someone else boarding the plane.
    Tenderness helped me on my journey to adulthood, and taught me the importance of hospitality.
    Reflection | By Sue Oshiro-Zeier | January 21, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Beginnings, Change, Compassion, Generations, Generosity, Kindness, Vulnerability, Worship, Young Adults
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  • Two people with backpacks stand outdoors beneath tall trees, viewed from behind, as one person points upward.
    May we relax our need for certainty and control.
    Reflection | By Christine Slocum | January 14, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Animals, Leadership, Letting Go, Limitations, Mindfulness, Nature, Presence, Worry, Worship
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  • In a living room, a Black woman wearing an African-print top blows out a match. On the Kwanzaa table in front of her, draped with Kente cloth in shades of gold, green, and red, are ears of corn and a kinara: a Kwanzaa candle holder with three red taper candles, three green, and one black candle in the center, which is lit. There are gifts and gift bags propped around the table, and on the wall above the Kwanzaa table is a purple banner that says "Kwanzaa" under a stylized kinara with seven lit candles.
    I’ve never lived a year of my life without Kwanzaa. The Nguzo Saba, Kwanzaa’s 7 principles, still help me.
    Reflection | By Takiyah Nur Amin | December 17, 2025 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Generations, Kwanzaa, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Self-Respect, Spiritual Practice, Tradition, Worship
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  • From behind, seen from shoulders to knee, three Sámi women wearing traditional clothing: cornflower blue dresses with a red ruffle at the bottom, and fringed shawls in shades of light blue and bright yellow-gold, with white and red accents.
    As part of my observance of Yule and Christmas, I honour my female ancestors.
    Reflection | By Laura Dobson | December 10, 2025 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Earth-Centered, Generations, Goddess, International, Mothers, Multiculturalism, Nature, Paganism, Winter, Winter Solstice / Yule, Women, Worship
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  • A table covered with a red tablecloth and a purple tablecloth. The front is labeled with the word PRIDE, with each letter handwritten on a separate piece of letter paper. On the center of the table is a clear box filled with large serving spoons. The rest of the table is completely covered by many loose spoons. Among the spoons are many handwritten signs labeled with types of disabilities: “cognitive,” “developmental,” “sensory,” “hidden,” and so on.
    This two-part ritual, inspired by the disability justice concept of spoon theory, includes a litany of things that can “take spoons away” from people. Part of the WorshipWeb collection “Worth and Dignity of All Bodies.”
    Litany, Ritual | By Anna Tulou | November 17, 2025 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Anti-Oppression, Body, Commitment, Disability, Human Rights, Identity, Inclusion, Respect, Rights, Solidarity, Worship
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  • Imara Jones, a Black person with long braids, speaking at a podium during the 2025 UUA General Assembly in Baltimore. Behind them, a starry “MEET THE MOMENT” backdrop is lit with geometric patterns, with plants and a near
    We’re thrilled to share a new Welcoming Religious Education Study Guide inspired by Imara Jones’s 2025 Ware Lecture at General Assembly: “Love at the Center: Defending Trans Lives and Democracy.”
    Study Guide | November 13, 2025 | From Uplift
    Tagged as: #LGBTQ, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Gender Justice, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Transphobia, Unitarian Universalism
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  • A person with dark skin, wearing denim overalls, is partially seen kneeling on the floor. They are holding a long-handled paintbrush and dabbing yellow paint on a paint palette that rests on the floor, at the level of the camera. They appear to be in the middle of a painting in a studio.
    The freedom to seek, discover, and accept others’ truths is a sweet path to follow.
    Reflection | By Clint Nicely | September 17, 2025 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Arts & Music, Beauty, Creativity, Discernment, Freedom, Individualism, Personal Stories, Worship
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  • A preteen child, sitting on a step, hugs their knees and rests the side of their face on their knees, as if expressing sadness. An adult sitting next to them attends to the child, one hand on their knee and another around their back.
    We're only as safe as the people we’re willing to protect.
    Reflection | By Samara Powers | September 10, 2025 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: #LGBTQ, #LoveResists, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Activism, Challenge, Commitment, Conscience, Direct Experience, Humanism, Integrity, Justice, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Living Our Faith, Oppression, Solidarity, Unitarian Universalism, Worship
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  • A young person, seen only from their neck to their chest, has their palm flat against their heart. In the blurred background, an adult sitting up on a couch appears to be doing the same thing.
    Hold us as we learn to show ourselves the kindness we seek to model for those we love.
    Reflection | By Audrey McCann | September 3, 2025 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Body, Children, Choice, Direct Experience, Empathy, Forgiveness, Healing, Humanism, Self-Care, Spiritual Practice, Transformation, Trauma, Worship
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  • The back end of the underside of a surfboard. The visible edge of the board is yellow, and the surface of the underside is green with a decorative pattern in black. The surfboard is resting on a wooden deck made out of many thin light brown wooden planks.
    When we have a hard thing to do, it’s a good thing to have the right supplies—the necessary equipment—to help us get it done.
    Time for All Ages | By Karen G. Johnston | September 2, 2025 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Animals, Community, Earth, Friendship, Humanism, Interdependence, Love, Nature, Science, Winter, Worship
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  • Against a black background, puffs of glittery smoke appear in a span of teal, blue, violet, lavender, red, orangey-yellow, lime, and green.
    Unitarian Universalism “queers” the idea of theology itself.
    Reflection | By Karishma Gottfried | May 28, 2025 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Freedom, Identity, Imagination, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Pride Sunday, Unitarian Universalism, Worship
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  • Five young multicultural adults are seated at two adjoining desks in a glass-walled room suggesting a library. Two students are looking down at open books, while the other three appear to be chatting with one another.
    I need the balance of accountability and support that comes only from being in deep relationship with others.
    Reflection | By Takiyah Nur Amin | May 14, 2025 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Accountability, Challenge, Change, Direct Experience, Humanism, Humility, Listening, Relationships, Responsibility, Trust, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Worship
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  • A dark mosaic, crafted from many small pieces of dark glass, reflect a rainbow of vivid colors.
    Everything is different now.
    Reflection | By Manish Mishra-Marzetti | April 30, 2025 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Abundance, America, Direct Experience, Empathy, Family, Fathers, Fear, Humanism, Identity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Love, Worship
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  • In the foreground, the singer of a punk band grips a microphone and sings with passion. Behind him, colored lights and smoke fill a stage that holds three guitarists. In the background, people are rocking out to the music.
    As chaplains, we create spaces that provide ceremony, connection, and sanctuary.
    Reflection | By James Clarke | April 23, 2025 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Arts & Music, Caring, Direct Experience, Identity, Inclusion, Individualism, Searching, Worship
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