Children of Abraham

Children of Abraham, hear our call, heed our prayer.

Though we have drifted far from each other
And many, far from our land
The sounds and sights and smells of the past still echo in our hearts.

Let us carry our souls back to Al Quds, the holy city, Jerusalem, the
city of peace
And link hands once more.

Under the sheltering wings of shechina, the holy spirit, and the angels of love
The children of Abraham will find peace
If we meet each other, eye to eye, and invoke the spirit of our ancestor.

Abraham sat in his tent with sides open
Fearless and humble, he greeted all with open arms and heeded the words of God.
What would he say to us, his descendants, his family torn apart?

Turn your faces and hearts to each other.
Join hands.
See faces that look much like our own
And a tongue that sounds familiar too.
See your pain and anger reflected back at you
And the love and hope beneath it.
Reach deep and take the chance to trust again.
Fearless and humble, greet each other with open hearts.
For as God is one, we too are one.

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Unitarian Universalist

The Heart Knoweth

We have a great deal more kindness

than is ever spoken.

The whole human family

is bathed in an element of love like

a fine ether.

How many persons we meet in houses,

whom we scarcely speak to,

whom yet we honor and who honor us !

How many we see in the street, or sit

with in church, whom though silently, we warmly

rejoice to be with !

Read the language of these wandering

eye beams.

The heart knoweth.

--------Ralph Waldo Emerson, UU

Purposes and Principles of Unitarian Universalism :

We, the members of the Congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, Covenant to Affirm and Promote:

• The Inherent Worth and Dignity of every person;

• Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations,

• Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations

• A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;

• The right ot conscience and the usee democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;

• The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;

• Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

The Living Tradition We Share Draws From Many Sources:

• Direct experience of that trascending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and openness to the forces that create and uphold life;

• Words and deeds of prophetic men and women which challenge us to confront powers and structiures of evilwith justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love ;

• Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;

• Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;

• Humanist teaching which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.

• The Wisdom of the Earth Centered Traditions.

THE INVITATION

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.

I want to know what you ache for and if

you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are.

I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love,

for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon.

I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow,

if you have been opened by life's betrayals

or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain!

I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own,

without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own;

if you can dance with wildness

and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers

and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic,

or to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you're telling me is true.

I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself;

if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul.

I want to know if you can be faithful and therefore be trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty every

day, and if you can source your life from God's presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine,

and still stand on the edge of a lake

and shout to the silver of the full moon, "Yes!"

It doesn't interest me to know where you live or own much money you

have. I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief

and despair, weary and bruised the bone,

and do what needs to be done for the children.

It doesn't interest me who you are, how you came to be here.

I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me

and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied.

I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself,

and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.

Oriah Mountain Dreamer, Indian Elder