It matters what we believe. Some beliefs are expansive and lead the way to wider and deeper sympathies....

Unitarian Universalists seek always to discover deeper truth and meaning in our lives and in our experience of the world. — Gail Forsyth-Vail IN TODAY'S SESSION... The children heard the story of Charles Darwin, who followed his own path to become a naturalist despite his father's expectations...

No one can do everything, but everyone can do something. — The Change the World Kids When we see what others are doing to change the world, when we affirm each other's longing for a healthier future, when we join hands to work together to make a difference, we are choosing hope instead of despair.

Thank God I have the seeing eye, that is to say, as I lie in bed I can walk step by step on the fells and rough land seeing every stone and flower and patch of bog and cotton pass where my old legs will never take me again. — Beatrix Potter IN TODAY'S SESSION... We introduced Beatrix Potter,...

Surely they hitched their wagon to a star — and though it fell to Earth, it left a pathway so bright that it still points the way to perfection. — Susan Thwang, on the Hopedale Community co-founded by Adin Ballou IN TODAY'S SESSION... We learned about why and how to be a peacemaker by hearing...

A "No" uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a "Yes" merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. — Mohandas Gandhi IN TODAY'S SESSION... We learned about the fifth Unitarian Universalist Principle, the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process....

You have to have an alertness to deal with the unexpected. The history of science is filled with almost-made discoveries, missed by a hairline because ... [someone] didn't have the alertness to realize they had a discovery. — Clyde Tombaugh, astronomer, 1906-1997 IN TODAY'S SESSION... We heard a...

Friend, I have lost the way. The way leads on. Is there another way? The way is one ... . I cannot find the way. The way leads on. Oh, places I have passed! That journey's done. And what will come at last? The way leads on. — excerpted from "The Way" by Edwin Muir, in Singing the Living Tradition...

Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace, and power in it. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Any ritual is an opportunity for transformation. — Starhawk IN TODAY'S SESSION... We heard a story about a Unitarian Universalist child who celebrates the pagan...

Life becomes religious whenever we make it so: when some new light is seen, when some deeper appreciation is felt, when some larger outlook is gained, when some nobler purpose is formed, when some task is well done. —Sophia Lyon Fahs IN TODAY'S SESSION... The children learned about Unitarian...

What becomes of the colored girl? The muses of song, poetry and art do not woo and exalt her. She has inspired no novels. Those who write ... seldom think of this dark-skinned girl who is persistently breaking through the petty tyrannies of cast into the light of recognition. – Fannie Barrier...

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion. — Simone de Beauvoir, 20th-century French author A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

The law of heaven is love. – Hosea Ballou IN TODAY'S SESSION... We focused on early Universalist preacher Hosea Ballou as an example of someone in history who translated Unitarian Universalist beliefs into faithful action. The children learned about the first Unitarian Universalist Principle,...

In our era the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action. — Dag Hammarskjold IN TODAY'S SESSION... Children were introduced to the central idea of the Faithful Journeys curriculum: Unitarian Universalists express faith in our actions and behaviors. We began the journey...

Drops that gather one by one finally form a sea. — Persian proverb IN TODAY'S SESSION... We focused on the theme of cooperation. The children acted out an Aesop's fable about an old woman who taught her children that they would be stronger in life if they worked together and appreciated one...

God has not called on me to be successful. He has called on me to be faithful. — Mother Teresa IN TODAY'S SESSION... We talked about perseverance. We heard a story about a brave little parrot that persevered in the face of impossibility to save some animals from a forest fire. Its actions...

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. — Maya Angelou DURING TODAY'S SESSION ... We focused on the virtue of courage, and how it is...

Riches that leave another poor I do not want. — Andre Gide IN TODAY'S SESSION... Today we talked about the importance of fairness and justice and the necessity of taking action in the face of injustice. We heard a story about a kingdom where a greedy king hoards all the food for himself. A huge...

When one tugs on a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. — John Muir IN TODAY'S SESSION... The children heard a true story about unexpected consequences after scientists sprayed DDT in Borneo to get rid of mosquitoes. A chain of subsequent events led to an...

Giving brings happiness at every stage of its expression. We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous, we experience joy in the actual act of giving something, and we experience joy in remembering the fact that we have given. — Buddha IN TODAY'S SESSION... Today the children heard a...