A Call to the Heart, Mind, and Spirit from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley
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Step 1: Getting Started
The minister of a small-town church was walking down the street one hot summer day. At the end of the block he found two little boys that he recognized from his Sunday School. They were sitting on the curb, and cuddled between … read more.
Reading
To be of use
by Marge Piercy
The people I love the best
jump into work head first
without dallying in the shallows
and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight.
They seem to become natives of … read more.
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Reading
Unitarian Universalism draws from many sources: personal experiences, wisdom from the world’s religions, humanist teachings, prophetic and poetic words from many cultures.
Today’s reading is from the Islamic Sufi poet Rumi.
Destruction Precedes Renewal
A man started to break up the earth with a … read more.
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Good morning. I’m so glad to be here with you all this morning. The worship theme of this month is “teachings” and when Barbara asked me to preach this morning, it was with the thought that I might preach on the teachings of Christianity … read more.
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Copyright © 2013, Rev. Craig Scott. All Rights Reserved
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Copyright © Rev. Jay Atkinson. All Rights Reserved
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What a joy to be standing in this pulpit for the first time since you ordained me into the Unitarian Universalist ministry last April. This is the stole you gave me as an ordination gift
and this is the first time I’ve worn it for … read more.
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Call to Worship – an Irish Blessing, adapted
May the blessing of light be on you, light without and light within.
May the blessed sunlight shine on you and warm your heart until it glows like a great fire, so strangers and … read more.
Baby Blessings (blessing with earth, air, fire, and water)
Reading
Unitarian Universalism draws from many sources. We become familiar with scriptures and stories from world religions and discover their meaning and wisdom.
This reading is from the 14th century Muslim Sufi Poet Hafiz.
Every child has known … read more.
Stop it. Whatever you are doing, stop it.
That’s the whole idea of the Sabbath.
God worked, created for six days, and then rested.
It’s a very old story and like most old stories it speaks
a human truth.
These … read more.
