This is the sum of all true righteousness — Treat others, as thou wouldst thyself be treated. Do nothing to thy neighbor, which hereafter Thou wouldst not have thy neighbor do to thee. — The Mahabharata IN TODAY'S SESSION... We heard the story, "The Good Samaritan." We talked about the fact that...

To enter into the presence of another human being ... is to enter into the presence of God in a new and different way. — Stephen L. Carter In Today's Session... Today we heard a story about a very argumentative third grade class. The school teacher asked his rabbi for advice....

Hospitality ... is the stance of the heart that is abandoned to Love. —Daniel Homan and Lonni Collins Pratt IN TODAY'S SESSION... We shared a story in which Middle Eastern folk hero, Nasruddin, was unwelcome at a feast when wearing dirty, ragged clothes....

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we would find in each person's life, sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow IN TODAY'S SESSION... The children heard a story about two friends who journey across the desert....

The first duty of love is to listen. — Paul Tillich IN TODAY'S SESSION... Today the children learned about empathy as a tool for treating others with caring, compassion and respect, and for making moral decisions about how to act in the world. They heard a folk tale from Scotland about a seal...

Rain does not fall on one roof alone. — Cameroonian proverb. IN TODAY'S SESSION... We heard the story, "We are All One," and tried to imagine what various living beings — human and non-human — might say to us if we could understand them. We made a web together and learned about the seventh...

Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead, 20th-century anthropologist and author IN TODAY'S SESSION.The children explored the intangible gift of community. They learned about the rural...

Be here now. — Ram Dass (Richard Alpert) IN TODAY'S SESSION... The children explored the intangible gift of ourselves. They heard a story, "Maya's Questions," in which a young girl learns to be herself, to pay attention to what is going on around her, and to be kind. When we are present and...

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, Unitarian minister and religious educator IN TODAY'S...

Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it. — Theodore Roosevelt IN TODAY'S SESSION... The children explored the intangible gift of learning together. They heard a story about a rooster that did not know how to do its job...

I tell you the truth; this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything — all she had to live on. — Mark 12:43-44 (NIV) IN TODAY'S SESSION... The children learned the importance of stewardship in...

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another and all involved in one another. Thomas Merton IN TODAY'S SESSION... The children discussed the importance of connecting with nature and took a nature...

Life's most urgent question is: What are you doing for others? — Martin Luther King, Jr. IN TODAY'S SESSION... The children learned about the intangible gift of helping. Although helping is intangible, the results of help are tangible. The children made a Helping Hands Wreath constructed of their...

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Hold a true friend with both your hands. — Nigerian proverb IN TODAY'S SESSION... When the children opened the Wonder Box today, they found a friendship bracelet. We talked about the intangible gift of friendship.

Come, come, whoever you are, Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving.... — Rumi IN TODAY'S SESSION... When children opened the Wonder Box today, they found a goblet, symbolizing the cup for Elijah that is part of the table setting at a Jewish Passover Seder. We talked about the intangible gift of...

So many gods, so many creeds, So many paths that wind and wind, While just the art of being kind Is all the sad world needs. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American poet (1850-1919) IN TODAY'S SESSION... When children opened the Wonder Box today, they found a Golden Ruler....

When I see the Ten Most Wanted Lists... I always have this thought: If we'd made them feel wanted earlier, they wouldn't be wanted now. Eddie Cantor, 20th-century actor, singer and comedian Forgiveness is the act of admitting we are like other people. Christina Baldwin, Life's Companion, Journal...

A covenant is not a definition of a relationship; it is the framework for our relating. ... This calls for a level of trust, courage and sacrifice that needs to be nurtured, renewed and affirmed on a regular basis. ... Abiding in covenant is an art form. A mutual creation. — Rev. Lisa Ward, in a...

Love is something like the clouds that were in the sky before the sun came out. You cannot touch the clouds, you know; but you feel the rain and know how glad the flowers and the thirsty earth are to have it after a hot day....

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you. — Baltasar Graci IN TODAY’S SESSION… Today was the last session of Amazing Grace: Exploring Right and Wrong. We did Ethics Play, and we talked about what kind of values virtuous people have. We heard the story of Narcissus and thought...