What if our social media presence was not just advertising for ourselves, but a constantly flowing fountain of inspiration and cultural innovation? What if we thought of our community as not just the people who gather with us on Sunday morning but all their friends, too, and all their friends' friends and everyone who follows them on Twitter?
What would we say to them? We would say, "You matter. You are a child of God and you have a right to be here, to be yourself, to think for yourself. Listen for the truth, and speak it, too. Respect yourself and treat others wit the same respect. Open yourself to the new and the unknown. Love your neighbor as yourself. Be thankful for all you have received and share it joyfully. Sing. Be the change you wish to see in the world."
(by Rev. Tom Schade, taken from the Winter 2013 edition of UU World magazine, page 33)
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