Faith Curricula Library: Tapestry of Faith: A Place of Wholeness: A Program for Youth Exploring Their Own Unitarian Universalist Faith Journeys

Stories in A Place of Wholeness

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  • Ancestral Tree

    Greta Anderson

    From A Place of Wholeness

    Have you ever thought of our faith as an ancestral tree? It can be awe-inspiring to see the numerous roots and branches that make up our religious family. The “roots” of the tree are the values we hold dear, such as reason, tolerance, and freedom, hope, faith and love….

  • Challenged in Belief
    From A Place of Wholeness

    Make three copies of this story and highlight the appropriate parts for each of the actors. Although there is gender differentiation in the characters, the character’s gender does not need to match the actor’s gender. Parts: Old John Murray (the Narrator) Young John Murray Young Lady Two or three…

  • David and Goliath
    From A Place of Wholeness

    The Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright (C) 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.1 Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle; they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to…

  • Reason, Science, and the Question of God
    From A Place of Wholeness

    Sources used: Encognitive.com on YouTube. “Linus Pauling: Nature of the Universe.” Marshall Klarfeld. “Linus Pauling speaks.” on YouTube. Charles Hartshorne. Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism. Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1964. Unitarian Universalist Historical Society….

  • Recovery, Rebuilding, and Rebirth of New Orleans
    From A Place of Wholeness

    Information and quotes for this article are drawn from UU World magazine, InterConnectionsUnitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), the Center for Ethical Living & Social Justice Renewal (CELSJR), Greater New Orleans Unitarian Universalists (GNOUU), and a conversation with Jyaphia…

  • Religious Identity in a Diverse World
    From A Place of Wholeness

    Eboo Patel In the introduction to his book Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation, Eboo Patel shares the following story: Change happens internally before it takes place in the world. My transformation was catalyzed by a moment of failure….

  • Spirit of Life
    From A Place of Wholeness

    “Spirit of Life” by Carolyn McDade is one of the most often sung hymns from Singing the Living Tradition. In 2007, Kimberly French interviewed Carolyn McDade about “Spirit of Life” for an article in UU World magazine….

  • The Flower Festival
    From A Place of Wholeness

    Adapted from The Flower Communion: A Service of Celebration for Religious Liberals by Reginald Zottoli with permission from the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association, which first published this resource in The Communion Book, edited by Carl SeaburgThe Unitarian Universalist Flower Festival…

  • The Migration Series Panel Number 3
    The Migration Series Panel Number 3
    From A Place of Wholeness

    Jacob Lawrence The Migration Series, Panel No. 3: From every southern town migrants left by the hundreds to travel north.1940-1941 The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. (C) 2009 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle/ Artists Rights You have two options for using this image….

  • The Pride Rainbow Project
    From A Place of Wholeness

    By Christine Michell. It started off as an idea for a cool “dramatic” youth group social justice project: Making a giant pride rainbow banner in support of same sex marriage in Canada—and maybe getting a world record in the process. Soon there were four of us in the planning group—Erin, Sanford,…

  • The Woodcarver
    From A Place of Wholeness

    “The Woodcarver” by Thomas Merton, from The Way of Chuang Tzu, copyright (C) 1965 by The Abbey of Gethsemani. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.Khing, the master carver, made a bell stand Of precious wood. When it was finished, All who saw it were astounded….

  • Unitarian Universalist Racial Justice Timeline
    From A Place of Wholeness

    Copy the story, and distribute the individual narratives to participants to read aloud. Eliza Cabot Follen My name is Eliza Lee Cabot Follen. In the early 19th century, I was an active member of abolitionist societies in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts along with my husband, a Unitarian…

  • Viola Liuzzo: To Freedom Land

    Jessica York

    From A Place of Wholeness

    Adapted from a story by Jessica York. The song is an African American spiritual. This story is best told in pairs. One volunteer sings the song at the beginning and later in the story, while the other volunteer narrates the story….