The home of Unitarianism in the West Midlands
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by David Usher (adapted) We come together today, seeking a reality beyond our narrow selves; that binds us in compassion, love, and understanding to other human beings, and to the interdependent web of all living things. May our hearts and minds be opened this … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words Going Down Hoping from Beyond Darkness by Cliff Reed We’re going down. The world is in a tailspin. Our beautiful earth is headed for destruction, along with us, its foolish people. Yes, we’re going down, going down in flames. And yet, and … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words from the Sanskrit Look to this day – For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the verities And realities of your existence: The bliss of growth, The glory of action, the splendour of beauty. For yesterday … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by Jeffrey Bowes Here we have gathered to make another link in the chain of days that binds our lives in fellowship. We bring our whole self to worship, with all the pleasures and the pains of our daily lives. All our hopes and … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words from God and Beauty by Basil Viney In his 1946 pamphlet, God and Beauty, Basil Viney speaks of a Unitarian Trinity of Truth, Love, and Beauty: Equate the Creator with the divine Power which reduces chaos to order, and so implies constancy and … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by Katie Kandarian-Morris Here we have come into this sacred space— quieter now with our readiness Hushed voices, hoping, trusting for so many things: For connection, for communion For inspiration, for information For healing, for wholeness, For words, for music, For celebration and … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by Martin Gienke As we sizzle in summer, fall into fall, then wither in winter – Now let us spring into spring! As the joy of each bud breaks forth, Let our hearts burst, With the warmth and radiance of renewal. New life, … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by David Usher Open your hearts to the wonder of worship. Open your minds to the eternal quest for meaning and truth. Open your eyes to the miracle of creation. Open your arms to the embrace of your fellow men and women. Open … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words from The Gospel of Matthew 22:34-40 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. ‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ He said to him, ‘“You … Read more
Prelude Melodia Africana I by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words by Stephanie Bisby Prayer is woven into the fabric of all things, so we gather, not to form a prayer, but to give space for our hearts to offer the prayers which form in us in every moment of our lives: when we … Read more