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There once was an inquisitive, thoughtful girl named May. She was born in Belgium, about 100 years ago. She lived there only a few years until the German invasion in 1914. Fleeing Europe, May Sarton and her family came to live in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where May’s father became a professor.Story | May 15, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Balance, Contemplation, Honesty, Identity, Mindfulness, Presence, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Revelation, Solitude, Wonder -
A century ago, when Lotta Hitschmanova was young, she lived with her sister Lilly and their mother and father in a spacious home in the ancient city of Prague....Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 29, 2014 | For High School | From Virtue EthicsTagged as: History, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Service, Unitarianism -
Sometimes, freedom is a long time coming. It may take generations upon generations for justice to be won. Our Unitarian ancestor Reverend Theodore Parker said, "I do not pretend to understand the moral universe: the arc is a long one...Story | By Jessica York | October 28, 2014 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Diversity, Equity, Freedom, Hope, Human Rights, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Solidarity -
From the collection Stream of Living Souls. Used with permission. "What do you want for Christmas?" the father asked his daughter. She wrinkled her nose and scrunched her eyes and thought. "Do you want a doll?" "No." "A tea set?" "No." "A pony?" "No, Daddy, I have to think....Story | By Denise Tracy | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Love Will Guide UsTagged as: Family, Father's Day, Fathers, History, Love, Parents, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Simplicity, Unitarianism -
Today we will hear about two girls from long ago, who both had the last name of Brown. As you hear the story, see if you can notice other things they had in common, besides a name. Let's go back in time together, about 200 years, to meet Antoinette Brown....Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: Brokenness, Courage, History, Identity, Leadership, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism, Universalism -
One day in Alabama, in 1968, as farmers worked in their fields, a small airplane swooped into view. The farmers looked up wonderingly as papers fluttered out of the plane, into the sky and came swirling down to earth all around them. The papers were flyers about the upcoming elections—flyers with...Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), 6th Principle (World Community), America, Anti-Oppression, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Conscience, Democracy, History, Identity, Justice, Politics, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism
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When Wangari Maathai was a little girl growing up in central Kenya in Africa, the land was green, the streams full, and the trees grew thick and lush. To help her family with meals, Wangari gathered firewood from the trees around her village. On her first day gathering, her mother told her "Don't...Story | July 3, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of TreesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Choice, Growth, History, Hope, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Responsibility, Sacrifice -
One of the reasons Muhammad was able to get people to listen to him was because, from a young age, he had proven himself to be wise and just. Here is an example of a problem he was asked to solve. Mecca found the walls of the holy building, the Ka’ba, needed repairing. So they fixed the walls.Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Compromise, Conflict, Connections, Democracy, Direct Experience, Empathy, Family, Home, Islam, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships -
This is a story about a city. The name of the city is Makkah al-Mukarramah, but sometimes it is called Makkah or Mecca. This city is in Saudi Arabia. It is a city thousands of years old. This is also the story of a man. His name was Muhammad....Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Belief, Brokenness, God, Home, Leadership, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Religion, Responsibility, Transcendence -
In a time not so long ago and in a place not so far away, there lived a boy named Arthur Lismer. Arthur always had a pencil in his pocket, because Arthur loved to draw. He drew clouds. He drew birds. He drew flowers. He drew many beautiful things. And he drew pictures of stones....Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Beauty, Creativity, Nature, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarianism, Vision, Wonder, Worth -
You never know what the wind will blow in or which way the wind blows. The wind can change directions and maybe change your life. It happened to John Murray. As a young man, John Murray had excellent fortune blow his way. He had a fine education, a steady job, a loving wife, and a young son. Life...Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), America, Brokenness, Faith, Hospitality, Immigration, Leadership, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Religion, Universalism, Immigration -
Written by Tracey L. Hurd. This is a story is about a boy who loved the outdoors. His name was Henry David Thoreau. All his life, he loved nature. It was almost as if he had a small, still voice inside him that whispered, “Go outside. Be amidst the trees, and lakes, and grass. This is your true...Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Beauty, Home, Interdependence, Nature, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Simplicity, Solitude, Wisdom -
Janeen K. Grohsmeyer, adapted from the story, “Circles of Light: The Flaming Chalice." In the dark nights and the darker days of World War II, guns blazed all over Europe and airplanes dropped death from the sky. Many people tried to escape from the war. These people were called refugees. Some...Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Freedom, Hope, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism, Universalism -
When Joseph Jordan (pronounced Jerden) was born in Virginia in 1842, slavery was still legal. Most people of African descent were treated as property, like horses or dogs. They were bought and sold; they had no rights. Whether enslaved or free, people of color were not treated with respect....Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | March 15, 2012 | For High School | From Virtue EthicsTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Anti-Oppression, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Christianity, Education, Freedom, History, Identity, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Respect, Unitarian Universalism, Universalism
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In September 1965, Filipino grape workers in Delano, California, went on strike for more pay and better working conditions. A week later, the predominantly Mexican American National Farm Workers' Association joined the strike....Story | January 26, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Brokenness, Challenge, Commitment, Community, Conflict, Courage, Dignity, Dissent, History, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Immigration -
In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States. Milk grew up in New York, quiet about his homosexuality. He studied mathematics and graduated from New York State College for Teachers in...Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Community, Conflict, Courage, Democracy, Equity, Ethics, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Prophetic Words & Deeds
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Immanuel Kant, a key figure in the field of philosophy, was born in what is now Germany. He grew up in a Lutheran household, part of a family that particularly emphasized piety and vigorous religious devotion. At the age of 16, he enrolled at the University of Konigsberg, and went on to spend his...Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Authority, Conscience, Contemplation, Discernment, Ethics, God, Progress, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Responsibility, Science
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By Janeen K. Grohsmeyer. In the month of July in 1969, a gigantic rocket was launched into space. It sailed through the darkness away from the Earth, and it carried three people to the moon, a quarter of a million miles away. Two people got out of the spaceship and walked on the moon. It was...Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Commitment, Community, Creativity, Culture, Earth, Health, Hope, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds -
2 Samuel 12: 1-10 (New Revised Standard Version) But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord, and the Lord sent Nathan to David. He [Nathan] came to him [David], and said to him, "There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor....Story | October 28, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew ScripturesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Abundance, Anti-Oppression, Brokenness, Conflict, Courage, Covenant, Ethics, God, Greed, Individualism, Judaism, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Social Justice -
Once upon a time there was a Teacher who was known far and wide as one who had mastered all the great disciplines of a spiritual seeker. She wandered the country, and whenever people heard she was near, they traveled to seek her wisdom and her guidance. ...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in PracticeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Balance, Caring, Children, Education, God, Growth, Joy, Letting Go, Listening, Mystery, Prophetic Words & Deeds