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… from a Haitian tale. To whom does the water belong? There was once a … God saw there was no place for the animals to drink. God provided a … that it must be taken care of so all may use it. God said, …Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Anti-Oppression, Authority, Caring, Earth-Centered, Greed, Hope, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Relationships, 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
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… (PDF) Illustration: Nancy Meshkoff There was once a girl who loved to … dying. She figured out that the animals were dying from poisons …Story | By Noreen Kimball | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Change, Conscience, Earth, Interdependence, Nature, Politics, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Science -
… COLORING SHEET … "The Great Kapok Tree" (PDF) Illustration: Nancy Meshkoff Book by Lynne Cherry (A Gulliver … tree is home to many birds and animals. If you cut it down, where …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Beauty, Conscience, Earth-Centered, Home, Interdependence, Listening, Nature, Power, Wholeness -
… … Materials for Activity … Pieces of pottery (such as from smashed-up … plastic toy figures or stuffed animals to portray characters to be … togas) and sandals for dress-up as Athenians Optional: Copies of Handout …Activity | October 26, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Toolbox of FaithTagged as: Equity, Power -
… 2007). Once upon a time, there lived a rich and vain young … His every wish was granted. One of the young man's favorite things … part of his kingdom, hunting small animals for sport. He thought that …Story | By Sophia Lyon Fahs | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful WelcomeTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Earth-Centered, Interdependence, Letting Go, Money, Nature, Power, Respect, Simplicity, Transformation -
… up in central Kenya in Africa, the land was green, the streams … mother answered, "That is a tree of God. We don't cut it, we don't … the birds, insects, and many other animals. It was also hard for the …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 -
… By Sarah Conover Print and copy the coloring sheet by Suzi Grossman … From the book Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and … and swift. He had the body of an animal but the intelligence and …Story | By Sarah Conover | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Authority, Buddhism, Empathy, Good, Kindness, Nature, Power, Reconciliation, Shame -
… By Janeen K. Grohsmeyer. In the month of July in 1969, a gigantic rocket … three people to the moon, a quarter of a million miles away. Two people …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
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… Juliette Hampton Morgan was the only child of Frank and Lila Morgan of Montgomery, Alabama. Her white …Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anti-Oppression, Choice, Commitment, Conscience, Equity, Fear, Justice, Mental Health, Power, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds -
… By Julie Simon Download the coloring sheet by … Coloring Sheet (PDF) In a bay of the North Sea, in the middle of Denmark, on an island called …Story | By Julie Simon | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Choice, Community, Conscience, Earth, Humanism, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Responsibility, Climate Change, Climate Justice -
… in 1968, as farmers worked in their fields, a small airplane … wonderingly as papers fluttered out of the plane, into the sky and came … elections—flyers with a picture of an eagle and the names of the …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 -
… … Materials for Activity … Story, "The Cambridge Platform" … … are the implications and outcomes of locating power to discern matters of faith with the individual? Are …Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Authority, Freedom, Governance, History, Power, Religion -
… An Indian tale of speaking kindly, from Teaching … Permission pending. Read or tell the story. Once upon a time in … At sunset, she would be a canvas of pink and red and orange, and …Story | October 26, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful WelcomeTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Buddhism, Equity, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Greed, Kindness, Oppression, Power, Relationships, Respect, Worth -
… Bridges was six years old and in the first grade, just like many … School. It was in the City of New Orleans in the state of Louisiana. And, just like other …Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Anger, Anti-Oppression, Children, Conscience, Courage, Inclusion, Justice, Multiculturalism, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Multiculturalism -
… … Preparation for Activity … Read the Earl Morse Wilbur words quoted … our faith tradition. … Description of Activity … Read aloud these words of the historian Earl Morse Wilbur, …Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Community, Freedom, Inclusion, Justice, Power, Reason, Vision
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… … Write on newsprint: "Power is the ability for individuals and … and set aside. On a second sheet of newsprint, write: "Authority is … individual, group or institution, often in consideration of them …Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Authority, Power, Religion
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… … Materials for Activity … A copy of the story "Yammani and the Soji" A … in the session. For example, turn off overhead lights and use lamps. …Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsTagged as: Discernment, Listening, Power -
… Activity … Story, "Creation from the Dreamtime" Optional: Unitarian … discussion. … Description of Activity … Read or tell the story … We just heard a creation story, one of many from Australian Aboriginal …Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Connections, Earth, Power, Sacred -
… Activity time: 10 minutes UUs at the 2016 General Assembly in … for Activity … Story, "The Presence of Angels" Optional: Computer with … share their interpretations of the story and relate it to their …Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Compassion, Justice, Nonviolence, Power, Presence