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  • In front of a glass wall facing an airport runway where a plane takes off, a line of diverse passengers lines up with luggage as if preparing to board a flight.
    These people: they are mine and I am theirs.
    Reflection | By Karen G. Johnston | March 18, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: Worship
  • 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
  • Three floors of shelving in the Stockholm public library, filled with books, viewed from a walkway on the third floor. The wood-panelled room has curved walls, and the shelving follows the gentle curve away from the viewer.
    In the spirit of the ever-searching mind and the deep questioning soul, we call to mind beloved books and their wisdom.
    Responsive Reading | By Emily R. Mace | March 6, 2026 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Arts & Music, Community, Connections, Courage, Creativity, Joy, Justice, Love, Vision, Wisdom, Worship
  • A large crowd of protesters, many holding signs with slogans like "Neighbors Say ICE Out," on a Minneapolis, Minnesota, city street on a cold winter day.
    Blessed are all who hunger and thirst for liberation, for we shall inherit the future. 
    Affirmation | By Ashley Horan | March 6, 2026 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Human Rights, Imagination, Living Our Faith, Politics, Power, Purpose, Rights, Solidarity, Worship
  • 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
  • A close-up of a person's face, from the nose up. They have light brown skin, and dark hair and eyebrows. Their eyes are closed. There is a large cross of ashes on their forehead, received on Ash Wednesday.
    You are finite; that is not a problem to be solved.
    Quote | By Kate Bowler | March 3, 2026 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Brokenness, Christianity, Lent, Spiritual Practice, Vulnerability, Worship
  • A Black woman and Black child lie on their stomachs next to each other; the adult is holding a red book open in front of them. The child is gazing at the book's pages while their mother or aunt turns to look at the child with affection.
    I’ve been given a mandate to explore and articulate the value and relevance of my history, no matter what.
    Reflection | By Takiyah Nur Amin | February 25, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: #8thPrinciple, #BlackHistoryMonth, #BlackLivesMatter, Worship
  • A young Black girl is seated between two older relatives. All of them are holding open a photo album with pictures of family members. The young girl's face shows concentration and interest in studying the photos.
    My ancestors’ courage blesses my life and the lives of my children.
    Reflection | By Lauren Smith | February 18, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: #8thPrinciple, #BlackHistoryMonth, #BlackLivesMatter, #WidenTheCircle, Worship
  • Three children stand against a wall, as if lining up for school lunch. A Black student holds an apple she's eating, turning her head to smile at the other two students.
    My family taught me that we uplift and save ourselves.
    Reflection | By Ali K.C. Bell | February 11, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: #8thPrinciple, #BlackHistoryMonth, #BlackLivesMatter, Worship
  • Against a dark background, four pink paper letters dangle from individual strings: L O V E
    If love is sweet labor, love can be taught, modeled, and practiced. This labor engages all our emotions.
    Quote | By Valerie Kaur | February 4, 2026 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Grief, Joy, Love, Wonder, Work, Worship
  • A gold Emmy statue rests on a table: a winged figure holding, over their head, a stylized globe. The statue is on a table, seen from above and close up.
    I grew up witnessing Black people who were free to exercise our own self-determination.
    Reflection | By Antoinette Hollamon | February 4, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: #8thPrinciple, #BlackHistoryMonth, #BlackLivesMatter, #WidenTheCircle, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Worship
  • A life-size statue of Carter G. Woodson, sitting on a concrete memorial. He is seated with one hand on a knee, and the other arm along the back of the support. Next to him, there's a bouquet of flowers and a color sign with Woodson's face and the caption "Father of Black History Month." The words "Father of Black History" are engraved into the memorial's base.
    Black History Month has a beautiful, amazing history; it comes from a deep culture of resistance.
    Reflection | By Takiyah Nur Amin | January 28, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: #8thPrinciple, #BlackHistoryMonth, #BlackLivesMatter, America, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Generations, Identity, Justice, Progress, Race/Ethnicity, Self-Respect, Solidarity, Worship
  • 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
  • Two people, one with dark skin and one with light skin, are seen from behind outdoors. They're both wearing backpacks and looking up at the trees in front of them. One person is pointing up toward a tree.
    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
  • A black-and-white photo at a rally, with a blurred crowd of people raising their fists in the air. The focus of the photo is a person with their back to the camera who also has their fist raised in the air, and is standing higher than the crowd.
    Our resistance is not predicated on how likely it will be to alter the conscience of the oppressor.
    Quote | By Cole Arthur Riley | January 10, 2026 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), 6th Principle (World Community), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Conscience, Justice, Nonviolence, Oppression, Responsibility, Worship
  • Outdoors, with sky and treetops in the background, four hands each hold up a gold number: 2 - 0 - 2 - 6
    In a world that tugs us toward isolation, connection feels both courageous and necessary.
    Reflection | By Tim Atkins | January 7, 2026 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: Beginnings, Connections, Contemplation, Integrity, New Year, Spiritual Practice, Worship
  • 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
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    I believe that my name is on an ancestor's lips—that even now, someone who has gone before is praying for me and on my behalf.
    Quote | By Yolanda Pierce | December 10, 2025 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: #BlackHistoryMonth, #BlackLivesMatter, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Direct Experience, Generations, Identity, Imagination, Purpose, Race/Ethnicity, Spirituality, Worship
  • 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
  • A trail through a redwood forest. The trees take up most of the image. There is a path through the trees, wet with recent rain, with ferns on either side. In the center of the photo, dwarfed by the trees, there is a man holding up a small camera or phone to take a picture.
    Drink Earth’s declaration of love with snowmelt, droplet and tide.…
    Poetry | By Jennifer Pratt-Walter | December 6, 2025 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Connections, Earth, Interdependence, Love, Nature, Self-Care, Worship