Readings for Worship

Affirmation

• Affirmation of Hope

  Affirmation of Hope (WorshipWeb)

  by Loretta Williams

  Tagged as: Activism, Commitment, Hope, Justice, Unity, Vision

• Choice

  Choice (WorshipWeb)

  by Alex Kapitan

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Anti-Oppression, Coming Out, Identity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Multiculturalism, National Coming Out Day, Pride Sunday, Self-Respect, Unitarian Universalism

• Circle of Care

  
  Circle of Care (WorshipWeb)

  by Lisa Bovee-Kemper

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Children, Direct Experience, Diversity, Family, Gender, Generations, Mother's Day, Mothers, Parents, Truth

• Community Means Strength

  
  Community Means Strength (WorshipWeb)

  by Starhawk

  Tagged as: Body, Community, Connections, Direct Experience, Earth, Earth-Centered, Home, Humanism, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships, Strength

• I Can Feel the Suffering of Millions

  I Can Feel the Suffering of Millions (WorshipWeb)

  by Anne Frank

  Tagged as: Direct Experience

• I Want to Be with People

  I Want to Be with People (WorshipWeb)

  by Dana E Worsnop

  Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Integrity, Interdependence, New Member Ceremony, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Purpose, Unitarian Universalism

• Love Is Our Greatest Purpose

  
  Love Is Our Greatest Purpose (WorshipWeb)

  by Jay E Abernathy, Jr

  Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Commitment, Courage, Hope, Integrity, Living Our Faith, Love, Purpose, Seven Principles, Truth, Unitarian Universalism

• So are we bound together

  
  So are we bound together (WorshipWeb)

  by Elizabeth Lerner Maclay

  Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Connections, Earth, Earth-Centered, Homecoming / Ingathering, Nature, New Member Ceremony, Relationships, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Water Communion, WorshipWeb

• They Are with Us Still

  
  They Are with Us Still (WorshipWeb)

  by Kathleen McTigue

  Tagged as: All Saints Day, All Souls Day, Dia de los Muertos, Generations, History, Justice, Leadership, Memorial Services, Ordinations, Progress, Responsibility

• A Stream of Living History

  A Stream of Living History (WorshipWeb)

  by Erika A. Hewitt

  Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), All Souls Day, Direct Experience, Generations, History, Humanism, Identity, Installations, New Member Ceremony, New Year, Secular

• Affirmation of Mutual Care

  Affirmation of Mutual Care (WorshipWeb)

  by Erika A. Hewitt

  Tagged as: Covenant, History, Identity, Installations, Interdependence, Seven Principles, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism

• All Water Is One Water

  
  All Water Is One Water (WorshipWeb)

  by Mel Hoover, Rose Edington

  Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Body, Climate Justice, Direct Experience, Earth, Earth Day, Earth-Centered, Gratitude, Interdependence, Nature, Responsibility, Stewardship, Unitarian Universalism, Water Communion

• Call from the Past, Present, and Future

  
  Call from the Past, Present, and Future (WorshipWeb)

  by Tania Márquez

  Tagged as: Calling, Commitment, Direct Experience, Generations, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Purpose, Service, Solidarity

• Constellations of Our Lives

  
  Constellations of Our Lives (WorshipWeb)

  by Karen G. Johnston

  Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Commitment, Community, Earth, Earth-Centered, Imagination, Leadership, Meaning, Nature, Stewardship, Wonder

• Do Not Be Alone Right Now

  
  Do Not Be Alone Right Now (WorshipWeb)

  by Karen G. Johnston

  Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), Community, Direct Experience, Justice, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Purpose, Responsibility, Solidarity, Unity

• Hold Fast to Summer

  
  Hold Fast to Summer (WorshipWeb)

  by Ben Soule

  Tagged as: Autumn Equinox, Beauty, Earth, Earth-Centered, Gratitude, Joy, Nature, Summer, Wonder

• I Am Mother

  
  I Am Mother (WorshipWeb)

  by Kristin Kany

  Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Body, Children, Direct Experience, Family, Generations, Growth, Humanism, Love, Mother's Day, Mothers, Relationships, Sacred, Secular

• I Put My Faith in You

  
  I Put My Faith in You (WorshipWeb)

  by Anya Sammler-Michael

  Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Commitment, Community, Connections, Courage, Covenant, Disaster or Crisis, Humanism, Interdependence, Relationships, Secular, Solidarity, Unitarian Universalism

• In Honor

  
  In Honor (WorshipWeb)

  by Amanda Schuber

  Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Community, Direct Experience, Diversity, Interdependence, Journey, Leadership, Responsibility, Unitarian Universalism

• Love

  
  Love (WorshipWeb)

  by enfleshed

  Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Forgiveness, Humanism, Intimacy, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Love, Relationships, Secular, Valentine's Day

• Now the Work of Christmas Begins

  
  Now the Work of Christmas Begins (WorshipWeb)

  by Howard Thurman

  Tagged as: Advent, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Community, Hope, Justice, New Year, Peace, Purpose, Redemption, Service, Twelfth Night / Epiphany, Work

• Psalm 23 for This Moment

  
  Psalm 23 for This Moment (WorshipWeb)

  by Kevin Tarsa

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Abundance, Awe, Christianity, Discernment, Faith, God, Love, Presence, Transcendence, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder

• The Breath of Life Is Not Mine Alone

  
  The Breath of Life Is Not Mine Alone (WorshipWeb)

  by Kristen L. Harper

  Tagged as: Awe, Body, Direct Experience, Humanism, Interdependence, Intimacy, Relationships, Reverence, Secular, Unity

• The Church Has Left the Building

  
  The Church Has Left the Building (WorshipWeb)

  by Margaret Weis

  Tagged as: #COVID19, Community, Direct Experience, Identity, Living Our Faith, Purpose

• The Complexity of Motherhood

  
  The Complexity of Motherhood (WorshipWeb)

  by Leah Ongiri

  Tagged as: Children, Direct Experience, Family, Identity, Mother's Day, Mothers, Secular, Women

• The Deep Well of Black Lives

  
  The Deep Well of Black Lives (WorshipWeb)

  by Kristen L. Harper

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), America, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Direct Experience, History, Juneteenth, Oppression, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, #BlackLivesMatter

• The Holy Work of Showing Up

  
  The Holy Work of Showing Up (WorshipWeb)

  by Ashley Horan

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Despair, Direct Experience, Disaster or Crisis, Hope, Interdependence, Self-Care, Self-Respect, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unity

• The Seasons of Life

  
  The Seasons of Life (WorshipWeb)

  by Mary Frances Comer

  Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), Birth, Change, Death, Direct Experience, Generations, Gratitude, Love, Mystery, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism

• The Struggle Continues

  
  The Struggle Continues (WorshipWeb)

  by Israel Buffardi

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Activism, Agnosticism, Anti-Oppression, Commitment, Earth-Centered, Hope, Humanism, Patience, Progress, Secular

• There's My Temple

  
  There's My Temple (WorshipWeb)

  by Ma Theresa Gustilo Gallardo

  Tagged as: Acceptance, Community, Covenant, Inclusion, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Unity

• This Essential Work of Justice and Liberation for All

  
  This Essential Work of Justice and Liberation for All (WorshipWeb)

  by Rosemary Bray McNatt

  Tagged as: Identity, Justice, Living Our Faith, Seven Principles, Unitarian Universalism

• We Are Grateful

  
  We Are Grateful (WorshipWeb)

  by Amy Kindred

  Tagged as: Direct Experience, Family, Food, Gratitude, Presence, Table Grace

• Yes, There's No Binary

  
  Yes, There's No Binary (WorshipWeb)

  by David Breeden

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Agnosticism, Coming Out, Dignity, Direct Experience, Gender, Humanism, Identity, Inclusion, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Pride Sunday, Secular, Self-Respect, Sexuality, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Unitarian Universalism

• You Are the Holiday Miracle

  
  You Are the Holiday Miracle (WorshipWeb)

  by Gwen Matthews

  Tagged as: Advent, Chalica/IllUUmination, Christianity, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Earth-Centered, Hanukkah, Hope, Judaism, Love, Mystery, Paganism, Reverence, Tradition, Winter, Winter Solstice / Yule

• You Matter

  
  You Matter (WorshipWeb)

  by Matthew Rosin

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Humanism, Identity, Secular, Self-Care, Self-Respect, Worth

Doxology

• Doxology for Flower Communion

  
  Doxology for Flower Communion (WorshipWeb)

  by Lisa Doege

  Tagged as: Beauty, Community, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Flower Communion, Nature, WorshipWeb

Litany

• A Litany for Sufferers of Domestic Abuse

  A Litany for Sufferers of Domestic Abuse (WorshipWeb)

  by Dennis McCarty

  Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Healing, Love, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Seven Principles, Suffering, Unitarian Universalism, Violence, Wholeness

• After "He Is Risen!"

  After "He Is Risen!" (WorshipWeb)

  by Joshua Mason Pawelek

  Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, Christianity, Commitment, Easter, Justice, Living Our Faith, Purpose, Secular, Solidarity

• Blessing of the Water

  
  Blessing of the Water (WorshipWeb)

  by Ranwa Hammamy

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Connections, Diversity, Earth, Hope, Nature, Relationships, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism, Water Communion, WorshipWeb

• Charge to Engage

  Charge to Engage (WorshipWeb)

  by Cathy Rion Starr

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, Faith, Humanism, Installations, Justice, Oppression, Ordinations, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Solidarity, Unitarian Universalism, #BlackLivesMatter

• Enter the Circle

  
  Enter the Circle (WorshipWeb)

  by Dori J. Somers

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Connections, Inclusion, Interdependence, Living Our Faith, Relationships, Unitarian Universalism

• It Takes a UU Village to Raise a UU Child

  It Takes a UU Village to Raise a UU Child (WorshipWeb)

  by Tess Baumberger

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Caring, Child Dedication, Children, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Children's Sabbath, Community, Generations, Growth, New Child, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships, Unitarian Universalism

• Jesus is Resurrected Litany

  Jesus is Resurrected Litany (WorshipWeb)

  by Kimberley Debus

  Tagged as: Christianity, Easter, Faith, Hope

• Litany for Outgoing Leaders

  Litany for Outgoing Leaders (WorshipWeb)

  by Cathy Rion Starr

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Commitment, Ending, Gratitude, Leadership, Letting Go, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Teamwork, Unitarian Universalism

• Litany of Compassion

  
  Litany of Compassion (WorshipWeb)

  by Dennis McCarty

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anti-Oppression, Compassion, Direct Experience, Integrity, Relationships, Solidarity, Suffering, Vulnerability

• Live in me, Spirit of Life (a litany)

  Live in me, Spirit of Life (a litany) (WorshipWeb)

  by Joel Miller

  Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Choice, Community, Meaning, Reverence, Trust, Vulnerability

• Some people say that Jesus is the light of the world.

  Some people say that Jesus is the light of the world. (WorshipWeb)

  by Rebecca A Edmiston-Lange

  Tagged as: Activism, Christianity, Healing, Justice, Love, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Respect, Service

• The Home That Love Made

  
  The Home That Love Made (WorshipWeb)

  by Amanda Poppei

  Tagged as: Autumn Equinox, Building/Space Dedication, Commitment, Community, Direct Experience, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Love, Purpose, Relationships, Unitarian Universalism, Unity

• To the Death of Michael Brown: We Bear Witness

  To the Death of Michael Brown: We Bear Witness (WorshipWeb)

  by Theresa I. Soto

  Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Remembrance, Solidarity, Unitarian Universalism, #BlackLivesMatter

• Together, We Arrive

  
  Together, We Arrive (WorshipWeb)

  by Erika A. Hewitt

  Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Beginnings, Commitment, Community, Connections, Purpose