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Continuing the Story
A triumph of love over death is the core of the Easter message.
UUA Condemns Attacks on Democracy, Recommits to Protecting Voting Rights
The UUA offers support and solidarity to the powerful organizing happening in Georgia, especially from faith communities and Black-led organizations. We encourage UU across the country to organize to defeat voter suppression in their own states.
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From The UUA President: Navigating an In-Between Time
Although there is good news on the horizon about the pandemic subsiding, Unitarian Universalist communities are not yet able to gather in person. At the UUA, we are your partners, to help navigate the coming many months.
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Time for Thinking Like an Ancestor
Wisely, many faith leaders, writers, and activists have offered a more reflective third dimension between the tensions of before-times nostalgia and new world futures. They invite us to seek and reflect on insights and lessons wrought from a year of altered time.
The UUA Decries Anti-Asian Violence
The Unitarian Universalist Association joins leaders across the country in decrying the recent surge of hate crimes against Asians and Asian Americans.
Pausing for Wisdom
Spirit of Life and Love, help me to notice when I am hooked.
From the UUA President: We Continue to Nurture the Bonds of Care and Love
As we mark the one year anniversary of congregations and the UUA shifting to virtual operations, may we remember not just the sorrows, but also the ways we have shown up for each other, for our communities and for our values.
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Witnessing Impermanence
Maybe hope is fleeting. It leaves and returns again; there’s beauty in its impermanence.
Reparative Imagination
During my chaplaincy, I found that many people could not imagine being fundamentally whole.
From the UUA President: You Are Held in Care
Acknowledging the unprecedented layers of stress and trauma experienced by so many in these difficult times, President Frederick-Gray reminds us of the critical importance of making space to care for ourselves.
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Beauty from Brokenness
My broken is what makes me who I am today.
Purpose, Not Perfection
Friends, move toward your purpose. Remember what is most essential. Let the rest go. We are here if you need help.
Connected by Mortality
Impermanence, mortality, ashes, dust: this is the truth of being human.
From the UUA President: We Are Held In Covenant
Rev. Frederick-Gray shares gratitude and appreciation for the generosity of congregations, which powers the UUA's mission to equip congregations, train and support leaders, and advance UU values in the world.
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Radicalizing Myself
I've adopted the practice of spiritual reconnection with my ancestors to heal intergenerational trauma.
Praise for Black History, Black Lives, Black Life, Black Love
Today, I sing praise for the gift of Black Lives. For precious, irreplaceable lives: Emmett, Trayvon, Eric, Tamir, Freddie, Treasure, Sandra, Breonna, George, Skylar, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and.... whose names I recall at all because Alicia, Opal and Patrisse and all the...
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Loved Into Being: A Stewardship Worship Service
Faith in Unitarian Universalism isn't an intellectual exercise: it's "heart" work. This full-length worship experience features a sermon by UUA President Rev....
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Holy Interruption
I’m part of a covenantal community and when a covenant gets broken, it’s my responsibility to name that break, with kindness and the intention of healing, and to call us back into right relationship.
The UUA Celebrates the Biden-Harris Administration’s Support for Transgender Americans
The Biden-Harris Administration signed executive orders prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation and enabling transgender Americans to serve in the military.
From The UUA President: We Remain Committed to Public Health and Safety
As a new year begins in this time of pandemic, UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray reminds us of the importance of remaining vigilant with safety protocols and continuing to support public health and keeping each other safe.
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