Say not 'I have found the truth,' but rather 'I have found a truth.' — Khalil Gibran, from The Prophet IN TODAY'S SESSION... the participants heard a story about three sons who were given the challenge of filling an entire house. The two older brothers brought in lots of large objects and were...

[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...

The central task of the religious community is to unveil the bonds that bind each to all. — Mark Morrison-Reed IN TODAY'S SESSION... we explored what service means in the context of our congregation. We heard an adaptation of Aesop's fable about the ants and the grasshopper, and how, in the end,...

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...

Love is something if you give it away, you end up having more. — Malvina Reynolds (from the song "Magic Penny") IN TODAY'S SESSION... the children heard a story, "The Mish-Mash Heart," about how love becomes richer when it is given away or shared. We talked about the ways we share our love with...

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...

Love is the spirit of this church, and service its law. This is our great covenant: To dwell together in peace, To seek the truth in love, And to help one another. — James Vila Blake (1842-1925), Unitarian minister IN TODAY'S SESSION... the children heard the story of Noah, and the covenant that...

I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please. — Mother Jones in Linda Atkinson, Mother Jones (1978) You never find yourself until you face the truth. — Pearl Bailey, The Raw Pearl (1968) You will know the truth, and the truth will make you...

I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after. — Ernest Hemingway There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it. — Ida B. Wells Talk about the quotes. Do you agree with them? WHAT WE DID TODAY...

Be ours a religion which, like sunshine, goes everywhere; Its temple, all space; Its shrine, the good heart; Its creed, all truth; Its ritual, works of love; Its profession of faith, divine living. — Theodore Parker Talk about the quote. Does it seem like a good summary of UU ideas? Use the...

Don't believe everything you think. — Bumper sticker Talk about the quote. Have you ever seen it on a bumper sticker? What kind of people do you think have bumper stickers saying that? Would UUs use a bumper sticker like this? WHAT WE DID TODAY Today's Big Question asks, "How can I know what to...

The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science... It was the experience of mystery, even if mixed with fear, that engendered religion....

If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world. — Chinese proverb Talk...

We will be known forever by the tracks we leave. — Native American (Dakota) proverb Talk about the quote. What does it mean? Is it correct? Helpful to think about? Does it remind you of the butterfly effect we talked about in another Riddle and Mystery session? WHAT WE DID TODAY Today's Big...

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe. — John Muir Talk about the quote. Do you agree with it? Can you think of anything that is not connected to something else in some way? Note that John Muir was a well known American naturalist and...

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work. — William Arthur Ward Talk about the quote. Do you agree with it? Do you think most Unitarian Universalists agree with...