"We...affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equity, and compassion in human relations." (The Seven Principles, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations)
"Unitarian Universalism calls its adherents into the world to engage with compassion and courage wherever suffering and injustice are found...We seek to relieve the burdens of sorrow and exploitation that weigh heavily on people's lives...It is our responsibility to recognize our sacred worth and recognize our capacity to embody our likeness to God--our divine beauty, compassion, love, and creativity--in how we live and treat one another...We passionately support the well-being and thriving of every human being. We want every child, every person, to have a full chance at life, to have their rights respected, and their basic human needs supplied." (The Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide)
"Spirit of great mystery, hear the still, small voice in me. Help me live my wordless creed as I comfort those in need. Fill me with compassion, be the source of my intuition. Then, when life is done for me, let love be my legacy." (Singing the Living Tradition, 86)
"Even now our hearts are wary of the friend we need so much. When I see the pain you carry, shall I, with a gentle touch, bind all your wounds again? When our love for one another makes our burdens light to bear, find the sister and the brother, hungry for the feast we share; bind all their wounds again." (Singing the Living Tradition, 125)
"Can I see another's woe and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief? Can I see a falling tear, and not feel my sorrow's share? Can a father see his child weep, nor be with sorrow filled?...No, no, never can it be! Never, never can it be!" (Singing the Living Tradition, 127)
"Our world is one world: what touches one affects us all...its ways of wealth affect us all: the way we spend, the way we share, who are the rich or poor, who stand or fall? Our world is one world, just like a ship that bears us all: where fear and greed make many holes, but where our hearts can hear a different call." (Singing the Living Tradition, 134)