Responsive Readings for Worship

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(In a responsive reading, the leader and congregation read different words as the piece progresses. In a litany, the congregation responds to the reader with the same phrase, repeatedly.)

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Responsive Reading

  • #FOMO and #YOLO: A Responsive Reading for the 21st Century Church (WorshipWeb)
    By Scott McNeill
    Tagged as: Acceptance, Coming-of-Age, Discernment, Humanism, Letting Go, Meaning, Searching, Secular, Young Adults, Youth/Teens
  • All of Nature Is Sacred (WorshipWeb)
    By Lorelei Greenwood-Jones
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Awe, Climate Justice, Earth, Earth Day, Earth-Centered, Nature, Responsibility, Wonder, WorshipWeb
  • Animal Companionship Responsive Blessing (WorshipWeb)
    By Karen G. Johnston
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animal Blessing, Animals, Awe, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Nature, Relationships, Responsibility
  • At the start of the Religious Education year (WorshipWeb)
    By Ruth E Gibson
    Tagged as: Children, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Commitment, Community, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Parents, Teacher Dedication, Teacher Recognition, Unitarian Universalism
  • Cherish Your Doubts (WorshipWeb)
    By Robert T Weston
    Tagged as: Doubt, Faith, Searching, Truth, Wonder
  • Daring for Peace (WorshipWeb)
    By Maureen Killoran
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Commitment, Courage, Peace
  • Deeper (WorshipWeb)
    By Amanda Udis-Kessler
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Awe, Courage, Direct Experience, Gratitude, Spirituality, Transformation, Wonder
  • Do Not Be Afraid (WorshipWeb)
    By Andrew Millard
    Tagged as: Awe, Christianity, Community, Despair, Direct Experience, Faith, Fear, Hope, Solidarity, Tradition, Unity
  • Each Candle a Miracle (WorshipWeb)
    By Amanda Udis-Kessler
    Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Awe, Freedom, Hanukkah, Judaism, Trust, Wonder
  • Forgiveness (WorshipWeb)
    By Amanda Udis-Kessler
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Direct Experience, Fire Communion, Forgiveness, Growth, Healing, Humanism, Letting Go, Limitations, New Year, Spiritual Practice, Transformation, Yom Kippur