A Moment For All Ages July 31, 2011: The Sources of Our Faith

In a Unitarian Universalist congregation, you will find many different ideas and opinions. When we are together, we share our ideas, and these conversations help each of us on our own path to discovery. 


Sometimes, we need to look not only to our fellow UUs for inspiration and wisdom, but outside our walls as well. 


While our Seven Principles are central to our faith, we also recognize that we draw our faith from many sources:

• Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;
• Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with 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 teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit;
• Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

Where do you find inspiration and wisdom for your spiritual journey? 


Resources on this topic:
Six UU Sources workbook for kids from the UUA bookstore