Spirit
UU World, the magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association, celebrates liberal religion and the people it inspires. Meet extraordinary individuals, see how Unitarian Universalist communities put their values into action, and explore the ideas and traditions that ground them.
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“Now and here, in this unlikely, perhaps un-replicated, gorgeous world, this shimmering, sorrowing world, we exist, together . . . We are here now, and we all belong. Beloved.”
By Victoria Safford | November 7, 2024 | From SpiritTagged as: Beauty, Grief, Hope, Love, Mindfulness, Nourishing the Spirit, Personal Stories, Sacred, Self-Care, Spiritual Practice, Wonder, UU Beliefs, UU Identity, Personal Inspiration -
As we make sense of the presidential election results, breathe. “Do not let go of faith and hope and love.”
By Victoria Safford | October 29, 2024 | From SpiritTagged as: Challenge, Compassion, Contemplation, Despair, Faith, Grief, Living Our Faith, Mindfulness, Nourishing the Spirit, Pain, Self-Care, UU Beliefs, Spiritual Practice -
Rev. Joan Javier-Duval reflects on the present-day impacts of the crisis in Vermont and asks us to reimagine what’s possible amid the tumult and loss.
By Joan Javier-Duval | October 15, 2024 | From SpiritTagged as: Challenge, Disaster, Environment, Nature, Self-Care, Wisdom, Climate Change, Spiritual Practice -
In this excerpt from a Skinner House book, Rev. Dr. Adam Robersmith imagines an ecology of love rooted and growing within UU congregations and communities.
October 15, 2024 | From SpiritTagged as: Connections, Love, Nature, Science, UU Beliefs, UU Theology, Personal Inspiration -
“I never expected a church to be a major part of my life. Unitarian Universalism, however, is so much more than a church to me,” says David Kaye, a UU based in Wisconsin.
By David Kaye | October 15, 2024 | From SpiritTagged as: Acceptance, Faith, Journey, Personal Stories, UU Identity, Identity Formation, Personal Inspiration -
If ever there was a time for you to become / who you always dreamed you could be, it is now
By Alix Klingenberg | October 15, 2024 | From SpiritTagged as: Connections, Creativity, Personal Inspiration -
This chalice is for losing the script of your life, / the chapters about who you are / in other people’s stories.
By Li Kynvi | October 8, 2024 | From SpiritTagged as: Belief, Contemplation, Faith, Living Our Faith, Nourishing the Spirit -
I return to the earth / and let her remind me
By Alix Klingenberg | October 2, 2024 | From SpiritTagged as: Acceptance, Awe, Brokenness, Compassion, Contemplation, Grace, Healing, Listening, Spirituality, UU Beliefs, Spiritual Practice -
Monthly visits from the Omega Dance Company have reinvigorated services and enriched congregants’ experiences.
By Elaine McArdle | April 3, 2024 | From SpiritTagged as: Awe, Beauty, Community, Creativity, Culture, Imagination, Nourishing the Spirit, Reverence, Spiritual Practice, Music in Worship, Spiritual Practice, Faith Development -
“We know that there can be no enduring happiness for humanity / so long as suffering and want go unrelieved”
April 1, 2024 | From Spirit
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