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When you hear, “We are the liberating force, spirit, light, and love,” what does that conjure in your spirit?Meditation | By Elandria Williams | January 25, 2023 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, Power, Solidarity, WorshipWeb, Worship
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Of all the things "faith" can mean, to me it means believing in us.Reflection | By Erika Hewitt | November 9, 2022 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Choice, Democracy, Living Our Faith, Power, Unitarian Universalism, Worship
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Blessing something or someone is a way of expressing my gratitude and reverence for them.Reflection | By Tania Márquez | May 4, 2022 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Direct Experience, Family, Mothers, Power, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Worship
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May we forever perceive the ways we can empower others.Reflection | By Sara Palmer | March 23, 2022 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Children, Coming-of-Age, Compassion, Growth, Parents, Power, Worship
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This reflection was part of Side With Love Sunday 2021.Homily | By Julica Hermann de la Fuente | March 10, 2021 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #30DaysOfLove, #BlackLivesMatter, #SideWithLove, 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Equity, Humanism, Justice, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Multiculturalism, Power, Privilege, Race/Ethnicity, Relationships, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, WorshipWeb, Worship
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"As people become more afraid and insecure, they do not know how to access their own soul, move to prayer, or toward their better instincts. At that point, the easy and comforting response is to quote some Scripture, some authority, or some legal principle. It takes away one’s anxiety rather...Quote | By Richard Rohr | February 25, 2021 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Arrogance, Authority, Christianity, Fear, Power
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The person who enjoys privilege always knows less about the person who lives under the weight of that privilege than the people who are actually under it.Quote | By Ta-Nehisi Coates | November 24, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Justice, Power, Privilege, Race/Ethnicity, WorshipWeb, Worship
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We light this flame To ignite the sacred power of justice. We light this flame So that it may be a beacon of hope In moments of uncertainty, fear, anxiety, and the unknown....Chalice Lighting | By Jami Yandle | August 13, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Justice, Love, Power
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"I believe firmly that to practice love is to disrupt the status quo which is masquerading as peace." —posted on Austin Channing Brown's Instagram, June 17, 2020...Quote | By Austin Channing Brown | June 27, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, Activism, Direct Experience, Justice, Living Our Faith, Love, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Solidarity, Transformation
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I learned the hard way that there is a deep difference between the Jesus that Black folks worship and the Jesus that white Christians worship.Reading | By Austin Channing Brown | June 27, 2020 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Christianity, Direct Experience, History, Power, Race/Ethnicity, Religion
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