Covenant
We, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Susquehanna Valley, acknowledge and celebrate our spiritual kinship with all, both past and present, who seek truth, meaning, and love in life. We honor the development of our religious community in this kinship through the Unitarian and Universalist traditions. We gather here, in Northumberland, where Joseph Priestley organized early Unitarian services in North America.
Nurtured and challenged by these traditions, we make this covenant:
To support one another in a continuing commitment to a free, open, and loving search for spiritual and religious truth and meaning.
Consistent with this search, we make this our mission:
To awaken love and justice in our lives, in our communities, and in our world.
By these efforts, we seek harmony with all life as we grow in love and understanding for one another.
We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote:
- The inherent worth and dignity of every person
- Justice, equity and compassion in human relations
- Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations
- A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
- The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large
- The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all
- Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
Grateful for the religious pluralism which enriches and enables our faith, we are inspired to deepen our understanding and expand our vision.
As free congregations, we enter into this covenant, promising to one another our mutual trust and support.
