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… has grown, we have come to know the immensity of the universe. The universe is big … a ritual for the staff: a ritual blessing of their hands. It is a …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit of LifeTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Acceptance, Caring, Community, Compassion, Connections, Empathy, Generosity, Gratitude, Health, Hope, Prophetic Words & Deeds
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… K Grohsmeyer … COLORING SHEET … "The Gift of Giving" (PDF) Illustration: Paul … church. In the RE room, pictures of animals were on the walls: bunnies …Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful WelcomeTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Animals, Brokenness, Food Justice, Generosity, Human Rights, Interdependence, Kindness, Money, Sacrifice, Unitarian Universalism -
… Adapted from a version on the 2003 International Year of FreshWater website. One day a … to obey, and turned some small animals away. But then the lion …Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Arrogance, Choice, Earth-Centered, Generosity, Gratitude, Interdependence, Kindness, Nature, Power, Regret -
… Permission to use "The Dog at the Well" in this … by Marilyn McFarlane, author of Sacred Myths: Stories of World … the trip down the well. "This poor animal is as thirsty as I was," the …Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Caring, Conscience, Empathy, Generosity, Hope, Interdependence, Islam, Kindness, Nature, Redemption
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… and Diane Baker. Used by permission of Batman Books, a division of … I'll tell you a story about when the sun was born again ... It was … so they could grow and feed the animals and birds and insects and …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Love Will Guide UsTagged as: Earth, Earth-Centered, Generosity, Gratitude, Joy, Love, Paganism, Thanksgiving, Winter Solstice / Yule -
… tale. Uthman ibn Affan was one of the very first followers of the … people of Medinah and all of their animals were running out of food. In …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Caring, Empathy, Food, Generosity, Grace, Islam, Kindness -
… A retelling of a Sufi wisdom tale. Once there was a woman who prayed to … night, after praying, she dreamed of walking in the woods. The next …Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Animals, Caring, Compassion, Discernment, Generosity, Islam, Limitations, Service -
… provided by Rev. Mike Young, The First Unitarian Church of Honolulu. Sometimes, the moment … some years, Mike Young, minister of First Unitarian Church of …Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Generosity, Health, Humanism, Illness, Interdependence, Nature, Partner Church Observation, Privilege, Relationships, Service, Solidarity, Unitarian Universalism
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… Download, print, and copy the coloring sheet for "Supriya's … Inc.). Used by permission of the publishers. Hard times starve … The rains failed, and the heat of the sun withered the harvest in …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Buddhism, Children, Commitment, Conflict, Courage, Food Justice, Generosity, Greed, Interdependence, Poverty, Privilege -
… Based on "A Calabash of Poi," originally published in In the Path of the Trade Winds by Coral Wells …Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: Aging, Food Justice, Generosity, Goddess, Greed, Hospitality, Immigration, Indigenous American, Kindness, Immigration -
… this story participatory: Open up the storytelling circle to include a … will be "on stage" and who will be "off stage" when the story begins. If you have room, designate an area off to one side to be the inn, where …Story | November 9, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Caring, Christianity, Compassion, Empathy, Ethics, Generosity, Kindness, Service
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… Adapted from "The Real Heroes and Sheroes of New Orleans" by Lorrie Beth … region in August, 2005. In the city of New Orleans alone, the failure of …Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Connections, Creativity, Generosity, Healing, Hope, Hospitality, Humanism, Imagination, Interdependence, Justice -
… Background Information … Since 1993, the Unitarian Universalist Partner … congregations in other parts of the world. Originally founded to … Europe following the collapse of communism in December 1989, the …Story | January 24, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Community, Connections, Dignity, Discernment, Generosity, Growth, Human Rights, Interdependence, Justice, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism -
… "So, Ray," asked his mother, "what do you want for your … for his birthday? It was the kind of question that deserved his best … he was riding now. He felt a wave of excitement rush over him once …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Balance, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Compassion, Generosity, Justice, Letting Go, Privilege, Simplicity -
… Janeen K Grohsmeyer Print and copy the coloring sheet by Suzi Grossman … a long while, those little pieces of apple core will be part of the dirt. That's called …Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Creativity, Earth, Food Justice, Generosity, Interdependence, Nature, Teamwork, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism -
… by Erica Helm Meade in her book of wisdom tales, The Moon in the Well (Peru, … landholders owned great tracts of fertile land, while the poor were …Story | May 18, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Arrogance, Challenge, Character, Class, Commitment, Conscience, Courage, Food Justice, Generosity, Paganism, Redemption, Thanksgiving -
… A wisdom tale from Japan. On the top of the hill lived the … why he lived isolated, at the top of a hill that was difficult to …Story | March 15, 2012 | For High School | From Virtue EthicsTagged as: Community, Courage, Generosity, Sacrifice, Solidarity, Trust -
… What is the value of a gift given? Is it just the dollar amount on the price tag … which was defined broadly: some of the people on the tour were …Story | October 29, 2014 | For High School | From Virtue EthicsTagged as: Class, Generosity, Humility, Poverty, Wealth
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… COLORING SHEET … "A Barn-raising in the City" (PDF) Illustration: Paul … at the park, nested in a valley of brick, in what has been called a … down the long stainless steel tail of an ''elephant-dragon.'' Read or …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful WelcomeTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Commitment, Community, Direct Experience, Family, Generosity, Gratitude, Interdependence, Poverty, Service, Stewardship -
… … Materials for Activity … A copy of the story, "The Two Brothers" … and mural paper (a large roll of paper) or a small bath mat … …Activity | October 26, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Toolbox of FaithTagged as: Family, Generosity, Kindness, Sacrifice