Unitarian Universalism

"Never underestimate your power to change yourself; never overestimate your power to change others."

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:00:40 -0500

“Never underestimate your power to change yourself; never overestimate your power to change others.”

- Dr. Wayne Dyer

"Come, every heart, to give thanks & to be generous & kind to one another."

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:00:28 -0500

“Come, every heart, to give thanks & to be generous & kind to one another.”

- Naomi King - Twitter: @revnaomi (via chalicelight)

Returned from hiatus!

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:59:44 -0500

Hello, everyone!

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Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:59:02 -0500

"Love can triumph over hate, but only if it is familiar to one’s heart and strong by exercise"

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:07:05 -0500

“Love can triumph over hate,
but only if it is familiar to one’s heart
and strong by exercise”

- Carl J. Nelson, Snow in April (1966) (Unitarian Universalist, minister)

The Gift of Faith (Jeanne Harrison Nieuwejaar)

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:00:05 -0500

margyl:

This small volume makes a nice argument for taking your family to church. Should we give one to every family in our UU congregation?

Nice! I would also love to see more written about how to foster a spiritually enriched family without going to church. There are plenty of folks who identify as UU but aren’t able to regularly attend. UU congregations are scarce in many places and lots of people just simply can’t travel far every week for church.

…maybe I’ll write the book on that.

bananena: From a couple weeks ago at the UU church in Iowa...

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:00:05 -0500

bananena:

From a couple weeks ago at the UU church in Iowa City: Something that I thought pandeism would like!!

"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule."

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:00:05 -0500

“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”

- The Buddha

uuca: Loving without Judging.

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:40:28 -0500

uuca:

Loving without Judging.

History, Please Repeat Yourself

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:00:05 -0500

visitingearth:

Tonight (or, rather, yesterday), I attended a Jewish-Muslim interfaith Shabbat dinner. It was so refreshing, especially after the past few politically charged weeks on campus. It’s been really overwhelming, and to go back to our faiths as strings that tie us to one another was just what I needed today.

Sometimes, I think we have to peel away the apparent identity of a group of people and just get to know individuals as just that- individuals. People who are more than just that one part of their identity that you see. I am not a headscarf. Neither is a Jewish girl summed up in the fact that she keeps kosher. These are parts of who we are, but we are complex individuals with normal interests, aspirations, and fears just like everyone else.

One of my friends is a conservative Jew and the other is Evangelical Christian. While we don’t see eye to eye on all issues, there is so much more that we have in common, and we can enjoy each other’s company without letting politics get in the way. If anything, seeing each other as ordinary individuals with complex identities and opinions helps rust those chains that have been put between our people as a result of politics. I truly believe that getting to know one another, a la the King and I, is the key to peace. If our generation learns to be friends first, confronting those touchy issues will be a tad easier, methinks.

There will no longer be an “us” and a “them,” rather a “we”- we as humans, who all desire the same from life. We will be united against what the world is throwing our way, and we will learn to live peacefully once more.

It happened for such a long part of history, so why can’t we replicate that? This time, I surely hope that history repeats itself.

Thank you so much for sharing this experience.

An Opening Prayer

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:00:05 -0500

jackypaper:

I am a child of land, sea and sky. I am blessed by the sun my father and the moon my mother. I am the base clay of my bones and the divine spirit in my breath. The air of my lungs, the earth of my bones, the water of my blood and the fire of my heart. I am thus blessed, from birth to death. We all are. Blessed for, by and with life. Sing in me, spirit of creation. Sing in me the song of love.

–Jack Park, May 22, 2011. Originally used in Jack’s bridging ceremony.

beautiful!

willweaverrva: Chalice at the Unitarian Universalist Community...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:00:06 -0500

willweaverrva:

Chalice at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Glen Allen. (2/12/12)

uuca: Far away there in the sunshine are my highest...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:00:05 -0500

uuca:

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. – Louisa May Alcott (author & Unitarian)

uuca: Let Hope Grow.

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:42:59 -0500

uuca:

Let Hope Grow.

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love-jodi: My Hands are My Own

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:02:05 -0400

love-jodi:

My Hands are My Own

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Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:00:06 -0400

wildspiritwolf: Make me wise so that I may know the thingsThat...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:00:05 -0400

wildspiritwolf:

Make me wise so that I may know the things
That you have taught your children—
The lessons that you have hidden in every leaf and rock.
Make me strong, not to be superior to my brothers,
But to be able to fight my greatest enemy: myself.
Make me ever ready to come to you with straight eyes, So that when life fades as the faded sunset
My spirit will come to you without shame.

~ John Yellow Lark

"May our thanks illumine generosity, goodness & how very much we belong to the whole."

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:00:06 -0400

“May our thanks illumine generosity, goodness & how very much we belong to the whole.”

- Naomi King - Twitter: @revnaomi (via chalicelight)

"Unitarian Universalism is a faith in people, hope for tomorrow’s child, confidence in a continuity..."

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:00:05 -0400

“Unitarian Universalism is a faith in people, hope for tomorrow’s child, confidence in a continuity that span all times. It looks not to a perfect heaven but to a good earth. It is respectful of the past, but not limited to it. It is trust in growing and conspiracy with change. It is spiritual responsibility for a moral tomorrow.”

- Edward Schempp (Unitarian Universalist, social activist, successful plaintiff in School District of Arlington Township v. Schempp)