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Disability Concerns has some resources available in Braille that we'll send anywhere for the cost of shipping.
This paraphrase of 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 is a choral reading that highlights that we are one body in Christ, whatever our age, ability, income, gender, or ethnicity.
These holiday worship resources from Mental Health Ministries allow worshipers to reflect and accept the reality of where we are emotionally. They offer a message of hope in the midst of our darkness.
This prayer confesses our sin of selfishness and asks God to help us love other people, especially people whom we consider "different."
This Resource Guide from the United Church of Christ includes worship resources on mental illness such as sermon ideas, complete sermons, a litany, unison prayers and more.
Here is a prayer I will be using for Friendship Sunday. Please use and share if you'd like!
This three-minute video introduces viewers to the ministry of Christian Reformed Disability Concerns.
Use this brief litany as a tool to welcome and engage the gifts of people with disabilities.
Dr. Leanne Van Dyk preaches on welcoming one another, stating: "In the end, you know, it is really quite simple. Christ has welcomed us; we are to welcome others."
When we all love other people, we are letting Jesus' light shine in us for all the world to see. Even if there are some things we can't do, we CAN all love people.
Though broken by sin, this litany reminds us that we are made in God's image and called to love others as Christ loves us.
A helpful litany that encourages and reminds us to see more than the outside of people.
A brief unison prayer asking God to "Open our hearts to our brothers and sisters whoever they may be."
These slides are suitable for projection during worship and highlight Disability Awareness.
In this touching video, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities recite Psalm 139.
The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship has a variety of resources available for ministry to those living with disabilities.
This litany celebrates our unity in Christ through words and the action of weaving ribbons into a loose fabric, creating a wonderfully diverse tapestry.
A responsive reading
Autumn prayer to offer at a Disability Awareness Sunday service.
A prayer by Elizabeth E. Schultz to offer at a Diversity/Disability Awareness service.
The Lord calls us as his covenant people to care for each other. We who belong to Christ must answer his call to serve each other in his name...
Disability Awareness Sunday Resources from the United Methodist Church. The Prayer of Confession is especially good.
Check out these tips to use computers for inclusive worship.
As many grains are gathered into one loaf, partaking of the elements binds God’s people together into one. Ironically, when church leaders ignore the unique needs of worshipers with disabilities, some are excluded from the sacrament whose very name includes the word union.