[God] grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference....

You cannot shake hands with a closed fist. — Indira Ghandi Love is not a doctrine. Peace is not an international agreement. Love and Peace are beings who live as possibilities in us. — Mary Caroline Richards, poet, potter, and philosopher IN TODAY'S SESSION... we explored peacemaking, and how...

True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice. — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. IN TODAY'S SESSION... the participants began their exploration of the words "to dwell together in peace" in the Blake covenant by discovering how the concepts of civil disobedience...

Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of [humanity]. — Rabindranath Tagore, Indian poet and (1913) Nobel Prize winner Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and...

Spiritual warrior's pledge: Not for myself alone, but that all the people may live. — Brooke Medicine Eagle, Buffalo Woman Comes Singing There is nothing to make you like other human beings so much as doing things for them. — Zora Neale Hurston, Dust Tracks on a Road IN TODAY'S SESSION... we...

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. — Hebrew scripture, Leviticus 19:18 IN TODAY'S SESSION... participants explored how, when love is the spirit of our church, we can find it in our hearts to treat others as we would like to be...

God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. — Christian scripture, 1 John 4:16 IN TODAY'S SESSION... participants heard the story of Judith Sargent Murray and how the pioneers of Universalist thought with their emphasis upon God as love was a strong departure...

It seems to me that if the majority of our kids continue to grow up to be "small U" UUs (but join Episcopalian or Presbyterian congregations because that is what their spouses [and partners] are) or join no congregation at all, then we have not entirely failed but we have failed at something...

Oh God, if there is a God, save my soul, if I have a soul. — Joseph Ernest Renan, French philosopher and historian Prayer helps us to identify our motives, our pains, our cravings, and joys. As we come to know ourselves, we are changed beyond selfishness into harmony with those Presences from...

I wear garments touched by hands from all over the world 35% cotton, 65% polyester, the journey begins in Central America In the cotton fields of El Salvador In a province soaked in blood, Pesticide-sprayed workers toil in a broiling sun... Third world women toil doing piece work to Sears...

The world of the powerful and that of the powerless... are never divided by a sharp line: everyone has a small part of himself in both. — Vaclav Havel, Czech poet and president The way a rich nation thinks about its poor will always be convoluted....

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side of the face can smile while the other is pinched. — Thomas Fuller (1608-1661), British clergyman and author IN TODAY’S SESSION… We reflected on how we view ourselves...

Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth. — Shirley Chisholm, African American politician and activist Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time. — Marian Wright Edelman, president and founder...

Everybody needs history but the people who need it most are poor folks—people without resources or options. — Henry Hampton, 20th-century American documentary film producer IN TODAY'S SESSION... The children examined racism and social justice through the lens of media images. We explored the...

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides. — Rita Mae Brown, author and activist Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone. —Ralph Waldo Emerson Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.

The elder cannot be an elder if there is no community to make [them]... an elder. The young child cannot feel secure if there is no elder, whose silent presence gives [them]... hope in life. The adult cannot be who [they are] unless there is a strong sense of the other people around. — M.P. Som?n...

If you look closely at a tree you'll notice its knots and dead branches, just like our bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully. — Matthew Fox, theologian IN TODAY'S SESSION... We reflected on Unitarian Universalism's celebration of each...

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world. — Marianne Williamson IN TODAY'S SESSION... We affirmed the value of forgiving people who break the rules of a community. We explored the idea of expressing righteous anger when we have been hurt by...

The song "Hava Nagila" and the simple dance called the hora are common at traditional Jewish weddings, bar and bat mitzvah celebrations, and other festive occasions.Sing "Hava Nagila" Learn how to pronounce the Hebrew words....

List the book, chapter, and verse for these bible references to Miriam on newsprint and post. Book and Chapter: Verse(s) Description Exodus 2:1-10 Moses in the bulrushes. While Moses in his basket floats on the river, Miriam watches from a hiding place to see that the baby is safe (Exodus 2:4).