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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Not every religious tradition asks you to choose your theological stance midway through a hymn.
Reflection | November 20, 2011 | From SpiritTagged as: Personal Inspiration -
Honoring the native hardwoods of Arkansas.
Image | By Doug Stowe, Julia Angley | August 28, 2011 | From SpiritTagged as: Personal Inspiration -
We do ourselves a real disservice when we discount our bodies as unworthy of reverence.
Reflection | By Laura Randall | August 28, 2011 | From SpiritTagged as: Personal Inspiration, Personal Stories, Spiritual Practice -
Before I began the operation, my patient asked, ‘Could I say a prayer first?’ I felt a little uncomfortable at first.
By Cullen Ruff | June 12, 2011 | From SpiritTagged as: Personal Inspiration, Personal Stories, Spiritual Practice -
Recalling a childhood in a Unitarian Universalist fellowship.
By Jane Rzepka | May 29, 2011 | From SpiritTagged as: Personal Inspiration, Personal Stories -
I wanted things to go back to normal. I wanted none of this to be happening.
By Meg Barnhouse | May 8, 2011 | From SpiritTagged as: Personal Inspiration, Personal Stories, Spiritual Practice -
I don’t mean misbehavior, but real wildness, elemental wildness, animal wildness.
Reflection | By Daniel S. Schatz | March 20, 2011 | From SpiritTagged as: Environment, Nature, Personal Inspiration -
Grace and the sugary sweet are so much at odds that in order to be a friend of one you have to be an enemy of the other.
Reflection | By Chance Hunter | March 6, 2011 | From SpiritTagged as: Personal Inspiration, UU Theology -
Optimism often lies, but hope never fails.
By Doug Muder | January 30, 2011 | From SpiritTagged as: Personal Inspiration, Personal Stories, UU Theology -
I have my way of praying, as you no doubt have yours.
Poetry | By Mary Oliver | January 9, 2011 | From SpiritTagged as: Nature, Personal Inspiration
Original source: UU World: Spirit