Have you noticed the new art installation in the hallway at Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists? Les Solomon built this wonderful and engaging board that can be used for various activities. Many thanks go out to Donna Stanford for helping to create this opportunity for folks to interact using our creativity.
This installation provides a space for folks of all ages (literate and pre-literate) to engage with the Unitarian Universalist Principles in an ongoing and dynamic way.
As time goes on, you’ll notice that each Principle has a color associated with it, much like how the children learn the Principles initially (Red, each person is important; Orange, be kind in all you do…). Folks are invited to write on the cards ways in which they are engaging in each Principle as we move through the year. This is an educational activity that is multigenerational that would last longer than any one day, and yet will change and evolve with each contribution.
The prompt for the First Principle is “How were you kind to another person?” inviting folks to draw, meditate, or otherwise express how they engaged with the idea of the inherent worth and dignity of another person. When you see that the cards change color to orange, you’ll also see another prompt relating to the Second Principle. As we move through the year together, we’ll create a changing mosaic of our Principles of Unitarian Universalism.
I’ll leave you with the current prompt.
1st Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person
You are invited to share your expression of the first principle of Unitarian Universalism. Draw an emotion, write a sentence, share a meditation that speaks to you, and hang the red card on a nail to create a mosaic of kindness.
Austen Petersen
Credentialed Religious Educator