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Mindful of truth ever exceeding our knowledge and community ever exceeding our practice, reverently we covenant together, beginning with ourselves as we are... — Walter Royal Jones, Jr., chair of the commission that drafted the 1985 revision of the Unitarian Universalist Principles and Purposes...Taking It Home | October 26, 2011 | For Families | From Faith Like a RiverCurriculum page -
I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see. — John Newton IN TODAY'S SESSION... This was the first session of Amazing Grace: Exploring Right and Wrong. Our story was "Adam and Eve," from the Hebrew scripture. We made our own Garden of Eden from pipe cleaners and talked about how...Taking It Home | October 26, 2011 | For Grade 6, Middle School, Families | From Amazing GraceCurriculum page -
As connected as we are—to friends, to family, to each other—we often feel ultimately on our own as we make our way through life, and that can be a frightening prospect. We can overcome this fear only by reaching out to one another, and in our shared courage, we will learn. — Phoebe Eng, Asian...Taking It Home | October 26, 2011 | For Families | From Faith Like a RiverCurriculum page
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For I say—whether you ever heard, directly, of this little event in Dedham or not—to understand in any depth our liberal free church tradition, or to make much sense of deeply rooted everyday realities of Unitarian Universalist churches now, today, you must understand in your bones the...Taking It Home | October 26, 2011 | For Families | From Faith Like a RiverCurriculum page
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We need not think alike to love alike. — Francis David The Unitarian Universalist faith is sometimes captured in three words: freedom, reason, and tolerance--that is, freedom to search for truth and meaning; use of reason in all matters, including religion; and tolerance of the inevitable...Taking It Home | October 26, 2011 | For Families | From Faith Like a RiverCurriculum page
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Let all who live in freedom, won by the sacrifice of others, be untiring in the task begun, till everyone on earth is free. — James Reeb, Unitarian Universalist minister, who was killed in Alabama, March 11, 1965 Of martyrs, Susan Bergman has written: ......Taking It Home | October 26, 2011 | For Families | From Faith Like a RiverCurriculum page
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Religious reform can never be all at once, but gradually, step by step. If they offer something better, I will gladly learn. — Francis David Consider the types of reform you have discussed in this workshop—the reformation of ideas, the reformation of ways of doing things, the reformation of...Taking It Home | October 26, 2011 | For Families | From Faith Like a RiverCurriculum page
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Where our treasure is, there our heart be also. And where our heart is there will be our reason and our premises. — James Luther Adams Writing in their 2005 publication, Engaging Our Theological Diversity, the UUA's Commission on Appraisal reported on the response to a statement in their theology...Taking It Home | October 26, 2011 | For Families | From Faith Like a RiverCurriculum page
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He drew a circle that shut me out — Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle that took him in. — Edwin Markham, American poet (1852-1940) Reflect on these questions for your journal: Whom do I include or exclude from my community? Why? Could that...Taking It Home | October 26, 2011 | For Families | From Faith Like a RiverCurriculum page
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Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? — Paul Gauguin Consider where your personal Unitarian Universalist identity comes from. What has it made of you? How does it lead you into the future? Write your reflections in your journal or engage friends and family members in...Taking It Home | October 26, 2011 | For Families | From Faith Like a RiverCurriculum page
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Question everything! — Maria Mitchell (1818-1889), Unitarian, astronomer IN TODAY'S SESSION... The magnifying glass symbolizes questioning and looking deeper. The children learned about questioning because Unitarian Universalism considers each person's path of questioning and search for truth to...Taking It Home | October 26, 2011 | For Grades 4-5, Families | From Toolbox of FaithCurriculum page -
Our connections with animals help us, sometimes in unexpected ways, including a family-friendly memorial service.Reflection | By Pat Kahn | January 1, 2011 (reviewed August 2025) | For Families | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Death, Families & Faith Development, Pastoral CarePage/Article -
This story calls us to faith not only in ourselves and the possibility of a better future, but in the strength of community.Story | January 1, 2011 (reviewed July 2025) | For Children, Families, Multigenerational | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Buddhism, Resilience, TeamworkCurriculum page -
Recycle your energies with a simple body prayer.Activity | By Nita Penfold | June 9, 2010 (reviewed June 2025) | For Children, Families, Multigenerational | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Awe, Direct Experience, Families & Faith Development, Gratitude, Reverence, WorshipCurriculum page -
The Universalist who founded the American Red Cross, earned the name “Angel of the Battlefield” for her first aid to soldiers wounded in the Civil War.Story | May 9, 2010 (reviewed June 2025) | For Children, Families, Multigenerational | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Caring, Creativity, UU History, WarCurriculum page -
A rock you toss in a pond cannot be gathered back, nor can you know the damage it may do underwater. Likewise, a cruelty posted online cannot be undone. You may never know all the hurt it has caused.Story | November 10, 2009 (reviewed June 2025) | For Children, Families, Multigenerational | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Accountability, Conflict, Conscience, ViolenceCurriculum page