Meditations and Prayers for Worship

Prayer

• Prayer before a Circle

  
  Prayer before a Circle (WorshipWeb)

  by Samantha Gupta

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Awe, Contemplation, Direct Experience, Doubt, Humility, Leadership, Listening, Presence, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Self-Respect, Spiritual Practice, Transcendence, Unitarian Universalism

• Prayer for a Time in Need of Empathy

  
  Prayer for a Time in Need of Empathy (WorshipWeb)

  by Tanya Cothran

  Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Christianity, Compassion, Direct Experience, Empathy, God, Healing, Imagination, Immanence, Love, Unity, Vulnerability

• Prayer for an Online Memorial Service

  
  Prayer for an Online Memorial Service (WorshipWeb)

  by Laura Horton-Ludwig

  Tagged as: #COVID19, Death, Grief, Love, Memorial Services

• Prayer for Bridging

  Prayer for Bridging (WorshipWeb)

  by Aoife Barrington-Haber

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Bridging Ceremony, Coming of Age, Direct Experience, Family, Freedom, Generations, Parents, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism, Youth/Teens

• Prayer for Holidays with Families

  
  Prayer for Holidays with Families (WorshipWeb)

  by Susanne Intriligator

  Tagged as: Brokenness, Challenge, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Direct Experience, Family, Father's Day, Forgiveness, Healing, Humanism, Mother's Day, Searching, Secular, Thanksgiving, Tradition

• Prayer for Hopelessness

  
  Prayer for Hopelessness (WorshipWeb)

  by Audette Fulbright Fulson

  Tagged as: Activism, Brokenness, Despair, Disaster or Crisis, Grief, Hiroshima Day, Justice, Justice Sunday, Solidarity, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Trauma

• Prayer for Moving Forward

  
  Prayer for Moving Forward (WorshipWeb)

  by Jennifer "Jo" VonRue

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Courage, Justice, Solidarity, Strength, Unitarian Universalism

• Prayer for New Marines

  
  Prayer for New Marines (WorshipWeb)

  by Susan Maginn

  Tagged as: America, Christianity, Discernment, Humanism, Justice, Military, Responsibility, Secular, Self-Respect, Service

• Prayer for Our Nation

  Prayer for Our Nation (WorshipWeb)

  by Addae Ama Kraba

  Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, America, Brokenness, Christianity, Courage, Despair, God, Healing, Justice

• Prayer for Standing Rock

  Prayer for Standing Rock (WorshipWeb)

  by Diana Smith

  Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, America, Anti-Oppression, Climate Justice, Commitment, Direct Experience, Earth, Human Rights, Indigenous American, Justice, Unitarian Universalism

• Prayer for the Dying

  
  Prayer for the Dying (WorshipWeb)

  by Lindasusan Ulrich

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Death, Direct Experience, Ending, Grief, Hope, Humanism, Secular, Sorrow, Transcendence, Unitarian Universalism

• Prayer for the Living

  
  Prayer for the Living (WorshipWeb)

  by Tess Baumberger

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Death, Direct Experience, Gratitude, Grief, Humanism, Meaning, Memorial Services, Mystery, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Remembrance, Secular

• Prayer for Tree of Life Synagogue

  
  Prayer for Tree of Life Synagogue (WorshipWeb)

  by Alison Miller

  Tagged as: Disaster, Disaster or Crisis, Judaism

• Prayer for Weary Times

  
  Prayer for Weary Times (WorshipWeb)

  by Margaret Weis

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Disaster or Crisis, Justice, Multiculturalism, Unitarian Universalism, #BlackLivesMatter

• Prayer for When Words Fail

  
  Prayer for When Words Fail (WorshipWeb)

  by Leslie Takahashi

  Tagged as: Challenge, Community, Disaster or Crisis, Fear, Hope, Power, Suffering, Transcendence, Unitarian Universalism, Unity

• Prayer of Reconciliation

  
  Prayer of Reconciliation (WorshipWeb)

  by Anne Barker

  Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Beginnings, Community, Forgiveness, Healing, Indigenous Peoples Day, Listening, Peace, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism, Unity

• Prayer of Remembrance

  
  Prayer of Remembrance (WorshipWeb)

  by Lori Walke

  Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), All Souls Day, Death, Dia de los Muertos, Direct Experience, Family, Generations, Grief, Honesty, Love, Memorial Day, Memorial Services, Remembrance

• Prayer of Storytelling

  
  Prayer of Storytelling (WorshipWeb)

  by Mandie McGlynn

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Discernment, God, Honesty, Listening, Self-Respect, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Vision

• Prayer of Those Who Remember

  
  Prayer of Those Who Remember (WorshipWeb)

  by Paul Oakley

  Tagged as: Death, God, Holocaust Remembrance / Yom Ha'Shoah, Judaism, Solidarity, Suffering

• Prayer of Turning at the New Year

  
  Prayer of Turning at the New Year (WorshipWeb)

  by Lyn Cox

  Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Conscience, Ethics, Failure, Judaism, Reconciliation, Responsibility, Rosh Hashanah, Transformation, Yom Kippur

• Prayer on the Eve of an Election

  
  Prayer on the Eve of an Election (WorshipWeb)

  by Tess Baumberger

  Tagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), America, Community, Democracy, Discernment, Leadership, Secular, Unity, Wisdom

• Prayer to Mother Earth

  
  Prayer to Mother Earth (WorshipWeb)

  by Lucy Bunch

  Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Abundance, Beauty, Connections, Courage, Discernment, Earth, Earth Day, Earth-Centered, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Interdependence, Paganism, Strength

• Rest in the Peace of This Moment

  
  Rest in the Peace of This Moment (WorshipWeb)

  by Kris Cervantes

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Balance, Body, Contemplation, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Generations, Humanism, Peace, Presence, Self-Care, Wisdom

• Revel in the Mystery

  
  Revel in the Mystery (WorshipWeb)

  by Antonia Bell-Delgado

  Tagged as: Acceptance, Courage, Diversity, Faith, Intimacy, Love, Mystery, Relationships, Searching, Transcendence

• Seeking That Which Unites Us

  
  Seeking That Which Unites Us (WorshipWeb)

  by Sara Eileen LaWall

  Tagged as: America, Democracy, Diversity, Interdependence, Unity

• September 11 Anniversary Prayer

  
  September 11 Anniversary Prayer (WorshipWeb)

  by John Saxon

  Tagged as: America, Direct Experience, Grief, Secular, Terrorism

• Teach Us to Remember Our History

  
  Teach Us to Remember Our History (WorshipWeb)

  by Jude Geiger

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), America, Anti-Oppression, Indigenous Peoples Day, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Responsibility

• The Circle of Connection in Our Lives

  
  The Circle of Connection in Our Lives (WorshipWeb)

  by Anne Mason

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Balance, Body, Christianity, Connections, Courage, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Love, Presence, Self-Respect, Spirituality

• The Courage to Continue on the Journey

  
  The Courage to Continue on the Journey (WorshipWeb)

  by Lyn Cox

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Courage, Disaster or Crisis, Diversity, Gratitude, Homecoming / Ingathering, Hospitality, Journey, New Year, Reconciliation, Rosh Hashanah, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism, Yom Kippur

• The Eve of a Birth Like No Other

  
  The Eve of a Birth Like No Other (WorshipWeb)

  by Lisa Doege

  Tagged as: Awe, Birth, Christianity, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Joy, Redemption

• The Fires of Our Commitment

  
  The Fires of Our Commitment (WorshipWeb)

  by Beth Dana

  Tagged as: Challenge, Commitment, Compromise, Courage, Empathy, Reconciliation, Transcendence, Unity

• The Heart of Both-And

  
  The Heart of Both-And (WorshipWeb)

  by Lyn Cox

  Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Challenge, Change, Connections, Courage, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism

• The Imprint of Love

  
  The Imprint of Love (WorshipWeb)

  by Laura Horton-Ludwig

  Tagged as: Brokenness, Compassion, Courage, Evil, Fear, Healing, Love, Mystery, Searching, Unitarian Universalism

• The Miracle in the Mundane

  
  The Miracle in the Mundane (WorshipWeb)

  by Kyle Johnson

  Tagged as: Awe, God, Mystery, Taoism, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder

• The Promise and the Practice: Pastoral Prayer #1

  The Promise and the Practice: Pastoral Prayer #1 (WorshipWeb)

  by Connie Simon

  Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Commitment, Community, Direct Experience, Healing, Integrity, Living Our Faith, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Reconciliation, Unitarian Universalism

• The Promise and the Practice: Pastoral Prayer #2

  The Promise and the Practice: Pastoral Prayer #2 (WorshipWeb)

  by Viola Abbitt

  Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Commitment, Direct Experience, Forgiveness, Healing, Listening, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Reconciliation, Unitarian Universalism

• The Symphony of Life

  
  The Symphony of Life (WorshipWeb)

  by Douglas Taylor

  Tagged as: Arts & Music, Commitment, Community, Creativity, Direct Experience, Interdependence, Music Sunday, Unitarian Universalism

• The Transition from Child to Adult

  The Transition from Child to Adult (WorshipWeb)

  by Susan Maginn

  Tagged as: Bridging Ceremony, Change, Children, Christianity, Coming of Age, Generations, God, Graduation Recognition, Love, Young Adults

• There Is No Place Beyond Your Home

  
  There Is No Place Beyond Your Home (WorshipWeb)

  by Susan Maginn

  Tagged as: Christianity, God, Home, Journey, Relationships, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Unitarianism

• These Words Are What We Need

  
  These Words Are What We Need (WorshipWeb)

  by Maureen Killoran

  Tagged as: Fear, Hope, Presence, Spirituality, Trust

• This Is a Holy Night

  
  This Is a Holy Night (WorshipWeb)

  by Debra Haffner

  Tagged as: Arts & Music, Awe, Christianity, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Connections, Direct Experience, Tradition, Unitarian Universalism

• To Be Guarded by You

  
  To Be Guarded by You (WorshipWeb)

  by Susan Maginn

  Tagged as: Calling, Caring, Christianity, God, Service, Trust, Vulnerability

• To Be the Angel

  
  To Be the Angel (WorshipWeb)

  by Paul Oakley

  Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Caring, Challenge, Compassion, Connections, Empathy, Generosity, Hospitality, Interdependence, Kindness

• To Right the Wrongs of Our Kin

  
  To Right the Wrongs of Our Kin (WorshipWeb)

  by Leslie Takahashi

  Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), 6th Principle (World Community), Activism, America, Democracy, God, Hope, Justice, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Solidarity, Unitarian Universalism

• We Are Seeking Christmas

  
  We Are Seeking Christmas (WorshipWeb)

  by Tom Schade

  Tagged as: Awe, Christianity, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Friendship, God, Relationships, Searching

• We Bear the Weight of What They Could Not See

  
  We Bear the Weight of What They Could Not See (WorshipWeb)

  by James (Jay) C Leach

  Tagged as: America, Anti-Oppression, History, Nonviolence, Race/Ethnicity, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Violence, #BlackLivesMatter

• We Imagine a Path

  
  We Imagine a Path (WorshipWeb)

  by D. Scott Cooper

  Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Advent, Anti-Oppression, Class, Conflict, Hope, Immigration, Journey, Justice Sunday, Searching, Unitarian Universalism, Worry

• We Remember

  
  We Remember (WorshipWeb)

  by Heather K Janules

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), America, Death, Grief, Memorial Day, Military, War

• Who Are We to Bet Against Glory?

  
  Who Are We to Bet Against Glory? (WorshipWeb)

  by Julia Hamilton

  Tagged as: Agnosticism, Awe, Earth, Earth-Centered, Easter, Faith, Hope, Mystery, Nature, Trust, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder

• With Sighs Too Deep for Words

  
  With Sighs Too Deep for Words (WorshipWeb)

  by Lori Walke

  Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 6th Principle (World Community), Activism, Birth, Christianity, Death, Direct Experience, Disaster, Disaster or Crisis, Spiritual Practice, Violence