In the midst of global pandemic, rising authoritarianism, and uprising, lives hang in the balance and the future of democracy is on the line. In response, Unitarian Universalists are answering the call of our faith, building powerful partnerships to mobilize our communities to #VoteLove and #DefeatHate in the 2020 elections.
Join UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray, the UU the Vote team, and a lineup of powerful, prophetic UU voices as we explore the intersections of faith, justice, and democracy in this collective virtual service.
Join us for this service via an on-line Zoom Meeting
Here are the lyrics for the hymns in this service (they won’t appear during the service itself as they usually do):
Opening Hymn 131 “Love Will Guide Us” (with revised words)
Love will guide us, peace has tried us Hope inside us will lead the way On the road from greed to giving You can change the world with your love.
If you cannot sing like angels If you cannot speak before thousands You can give from deep within you You can change the world with your love.
You are like no other being What you can give, no other can give To the future of our precious children To the future of the world where we live.
Love will guide us, peace has tried us Hope inside us will lead the way On the road from greed to giving You can change the world with your love.
Closing Hymn 1017 “Building a New Way”
We are building a new way, we are building a new way We are building a new way, feelin’ stronger every day We are building a new way.
We are working to be free, we are working to be free We are working to be free, free from hate and jealousy We are working to be free.
We can feed our every need, we can feed our every need We can feed our every need, start with love that is the seed We can feed our every need.
Peace and freedom is our cry, peace and freedom is our cry Peace and freedom is our cry, without these our world will die Peace and freedom is our cry.
Share the Plate
Our Share The Plate recipient this week is UU the Vote Campaign. With deadlines and polling locations shifting by the day, alongside massive voter suppression tactics from missing ballots and divestment from the postal service, we need all hands on deck to ensure every eligible voter has what they need to vote safely this November. We know after November 3rd, we’ll need new and strengthened relationships to confront whatever is ahead, together. UU the Vote is a UUA campaign to support building those relationships and getting out the vote by helping congregations to organize and take action.
See UU the Vote Campaign for more information.
Topics: Renewal