“The Worth and Dignity of Every Person,” Rev. Brian J. Kiely, 17 Feb 2019 - a podcast by Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)

I have always maintained that following our first Principle is the toughest thing Unitarianism asks of us. If we do it well, the Principle will keep asking us to go deeper and deeper in confronting our hidden biases, privileges and even sense of self.

00:00 1 Welcome
01:07 2 Prelude introduction
01:49 3 Prelude: “It Ain't Necessarily So” by Oscar Peterson
04:21 4 Opening Words: Rev. Richard Gilbert, Responsive Reading 442 “We Bid You Welcome”
05:21 5 Kindling the Chalice
05:31 6 Hymn 389 “Gathered Here”
06:49 7 Intro to “Heritage Minutes” videos
07:24 8 Viola Desmond
08:25 9 Underground Railway
09:28 10 Jackie Robinson
10:29 11 Sharing Our Abundance
11:25 12 Oscar Peterson “I Got Rhythm”
14:39 13 Responsive song to receive the offering
15:17 14 Silent and Spoken Candles of Care and Connection
15:55 15 Reading: “Racism: Current Forms and Challenges” from “Social Psychology”
20:42 16 Hymn 1024 “When the Spirit Says Do”
23:11 17 Sermon “Inherent Worth and Dignity” by Rev. Brian J. Kiely
41:32 18 Community Question
42:10 19 Meditation
43:12 20 “A Foggy Day” by Oscar Peterson
46:47 21 Hymn 1014 “Answering the Call of Love”
50:57 22 Closing Words
51:23 23 “Carry the Flame”

Readings
Rev. Richard Gilbert, “We Bid You Welcome” https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Reflection---Action---Week-3.html?soid=1101505872600&aid=vNhmkUmrc4I
Saul Kassin, Steven Fein, Hazel Markus, Tara Burke, “Social Psychology” ISBN13 978-0-17-650274-4(?)
Rabrindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers,
but to be fearless in facing them.
Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain
but for the heart to conquer it.
Let me not look for allies in life’s battlefield,
but to my own strength.
Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved,
but hope for the patience to win my freedom.
Grant me that I may not be a coward,
feeling Your mercy in my success alone.
But let me find the grasp of Your hand in my failure.

Heritage Minutes videos
Viola Desmond https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/viola-desmond
Underground Railway https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/underground-railroad
Jackie Robinson https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/jackie-robinson

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