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Just as I can believe in others, I also believe in me.Reflection | By Vanessa Titang | January 10, 2024 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Activism, Direct Experience, Discernment, Doubt, Humanism, Identity, Leadership, Ministry, Self-Respect, Worship
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May this flag inspire us to live with pride, to embrace our truths, and to unite in the face of adversity.Blessing | By Michelle Collins | December 12, 2023 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #LGBTQ, #LoveResists, #Pride, Anti-Oppression, Commitment, Equity, Gender, Identity, Justice, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Love, Relationships, Solidarity, WorshipWeb, Worship
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You can’t be a Unitarian Universalist and believe anything you want.Reading | By Alex Jensen | September 20, 2023 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Character, Identity, Integrity, Unitarian Universalism, WorshipWeb, Worship
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I would have loved it as a kid to have a church that encouraged us to listen to our heartfelt yearning of self.Reflection | By Zeb Green | June 7, 2023 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Coming Out, Direct Experience, Gender, Identity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Pride Sunday, Truth, Worship
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This chalice is for the living, the changing, the becoming.Chalice Lighting | By Li Kynvi | March 15, 2023 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Growth, Identity, Living Our Faith, Transformation, Truth, WorshipWeb, Worship
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Today we celebrate the new name that reflects a truth long-hidden, now revealed.Ritual | By Karen G. Johnston | March 9, 2023 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Caring, Identity, Inclusion, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Life Transition, Naming Ceremony, Self-Respect, Transformation, WorshipWeb, Worship
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May we be our descendants’ bravest heroes, keepers of the flame.Blessing | By Vanessa Titang | February 28, 2023 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, Grace, Healing, Identity, WorshipWeb, Worship
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Food carries the love, wisdom, and stories of survival of a people.Reflection | By Tania Márquez | February 8, 2023 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Family, Food, Generations, Identity, Worship
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If we believe in the promise of our faith, we must continue pushing forward.Reading | By Elandria Williams | January 25, 2023 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Challenge, Change, Identity, Living Our Faith, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism
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We are part of the connective tissue that holds the legacy and future of our faith.Reading | By Elandria Williams | January 25, 2023 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Bridging, Coming-of-Age, Faith, Generations, Identity, Living Our Faith, Trauma
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Change can be uncomfortable. Like any time we learn a new technology, it can take a little while to adjust.Time for All Ages | January 12, 2023 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Challenge, Change, Faith, Identity, Living Our Faith, Seven Principles, Unitarian Universalism, WorshipWeb, Worship
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I wasn’t really “born this way.” I grew this way.Reflection | By Heather McDuffee | September 28, 2022 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: #Pride, Choice, Coming Out, Friendship, God, Identity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Marriage, National Coming Out Day, Transformation, Trust, Worship
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Coming out is vulnerable, intimate, and holy.Homily | By Heather McDuffee | September 27, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #Pride, Acceptance, Christianity, Coming Out, Courage, Direct Experience, Family, Friendship, God, Identity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, National Coming Out Day, Transformation, WorshipWeb, Worship
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Can we find space for lifting our heads in wonder—that we’re still striving, still trying togetherChalice Lighting | By Li Kynvi | August 10, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Faith, Hope, Identity, Living Our Faith, Purpose, Unitarian Universalism, WorshipWeb, Worship
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May you feel the freedom to stretch fully into your most true self.Ritual | By Kim Wildszewski | July 20, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Gender, Identity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Self-Respect, Transformation, WorshipWeb, Worship
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We have to keep finding ways to widen the circle of care and concern.Reflection | By JeKaren Olaoya | June 22, 2022 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Hospitality, Identity, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism, Worship
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The spiritual touchstones I trust are found in community.Homily | By Joel Miller | March 28, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Community, Covenant, Discernment, Identity, Living Our Faith, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, WorshipWeb, Worship
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Happy kids are safer kids, because happy kids have adults they can ask for help.Reflection | By Quinn Gormley | March 2, 2022 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Children, Coming Out, Direct Experience, Humanism, Identity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Parents, Pride Sunday, Secular, Worship
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We could have assimilated but instead / we rededicateAffirmation | By Leah Ongiri | March 1, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Hanukkah, Identity, Judaism, Strength, Tradition, WorshipWeb, Worship
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May the rainbow of love enfold you; may your fluidity never be hindered.Blessing | By Cricket Hall | March 1, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Identity, Inclusion, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Pride Sunday, WorshipWeb, Worship
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