Friends, we are working on creating a multimedia piece for Sunday morning worship at General Assembly to the reading “Beatitudes for Justice Builders” by the Rev. Lindi Ramsden.
In order to bring this message to life, we are looking for additional photographs of people engaged in many different kinds of activities: social action, worship, meetings, tender moments, service, working, playing…
Do you have photos to contribute? Please share them with us by this Friday, May 16th. Logistics and copy of the reading are below.
Our vision is to create a visual presentation that is colorful, creative, fun, and moving. In addition to being part of worship at General Assembly, if all goes well, this piece will be available after GA for congregational use.
In the Spirit of Collaboration,
Amy & Peter
How to Submit Photos
1. To contribute photos:
- Email: For one or a handful of photos, please email them to us here.
- If you use Flickr and have lots of photos to share (more than 5) post them to the UU Stock Photo group and letting us know via email that you’ve shared them there.
- If you use Dropbox, email Peter and he can share a Dropbox folder with you.
2. Photo size: Photographs are going to be included in HD video presentation at 1920 x 1080, so please only share photos at that can resolution or larger.
3. Please only submit photos that you have permission to share online or that are already publicly available online such as on congregational Facebook pages. We do not want to spend time hunting down photo permissions and so prefer images already online.
4. In sharing photos with us you are granting us permission to use them in the multimedia piece at GA, which will be live streamed, permission to use in an online video, and affirming that you have permission of people in the photo to share it. Permissions are not needed for photos taken at larger public witness events. Not sure if you have the okay to share? Please do not share with us or ask those in the photo first.
5. Please include the names of photographers to include in credits. We will be sharing names of contributors in a slide at the end of the piece.
The Reading
“Beatitudes for Justice Builders” by the Rev. Lindi Ramsden
1 Blessed are you who can question your own assumptions and listen with an open mind; you will receive new insights beyond your imagining.
2 Blessed are you who build friendships as well as justice; even when you lose an issue, you will have strengthened the foundation of your community.
3 Blessed are you who take delight in people; you will not be bored in meetings.
4 Blessed are you who agitate the placid waters of complacency; you will create waves in the inertia of privilege, and will know the thrill of riding the surf of change.
5 Blessed are you who lead with enthusiasm and confidence, resisting the temptation to shame the apathetic or self-absorbed; you will inspire curiosity and hope in others.
6 Blessed are you who play as well as work; you will have more fun, build more energy, and will draw the powers of the impish to your cause.
7 Blessed are you who ask for help in your role as leaders; you will find teachers at every turn, and your work will remain interesting and alive.
8 Blessed are you who do not demonize your opponents; your eyes and your hearts will be open.
9 Blessed are you who sing and dance; you will find energy and joy to lift you on your journey.
10 Blessed are you who offer thanks and praise five-fold for every critique; your children will want to visit after they are grown, people will want to serve on your committees, and friends will be interested in your opinions.
11 Blessed are you who study the rhythms of history; you will have knowledge with which to shape the future.
12 Blessed are you who work in coalition rather than in principled isolation; you will meet great people, learn things you didn’t realize you needed to know, and have partners for the journey when you are in the lead, or in need.
13 Blessed are you who discover, train and encourage young leaders; you will see your work expand and grow beyond your own time and talent.
14 Blessed are you who can change your mind; you are still alive.
15 Blessed are you who will not let the perfect be the enemy of the good; you will see progress in your lifetime.
16 Blessed are you with an active spiritual life; you will find perspective and comfort in times of loss and betrayal, and will rise without cynicism to meet the challenges of a new day.
17 Blessed are you who live from a place of gratitude; for you will know the meaning of Life.
Peter Bowden 