UU Spirituality
Spirituality, and Unitarian Universalist spirituality in particular, has as many meanings as there are people trying to define it. Our UUA President Rev. Peter Morales writes that “A spirituality worthy of the name involves deep awareness. It is that sense of profound openness and awakening in the Buddhist tradition…. It includes our intellect, our emotions, our senses. It is the bittersweet chill of a clear winter night, the yellow sunset, and salt air at the seashore.”
For Rev. Makanah Elizabeth Morriss of the UU Church of Cheyenne, Wyoming, spirituality “is about connections with people, with animals, with nature, with energies deeper than the human eye can perceive…. My spirituality is nurtured as I allow myself to feel and experience the connections of life—seen and unseen—and to probe more openly and deeply into the energies of ultimate meaning that they offer.”
And Rev. William S. Schultz, former UUA president and executive director of Amnesty International, writes that “Occasionally the glory of the stars explodes before me so that I cannot turn away…. Whatever discloses that abundance, whatever reminds us of the best we can be, whatever summons us to transform the world into ever wider channels of justice and of love—this is spirituality.”
We each experience spirituality in our own way as we live our fourth principle, which encourages us to a free and responsible search for truth and meaning. We invite you to join us as you explore your unique sense of spirituality with us.
