Workshop 12: I've Got Tears Like the Raindrops: Freedom Part of Faith like a River In This Section Introduction From Faith Like a River We can choose between hating our neighbors or feeling kindly toward them. We can avenge or forgive.... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Faith Like a River Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: Slavery and Antislavery 25 Activity 2: How Is Freedom Achieved?... Spiritual Preparation From Faith Like a River Take time to reflect on these questions: What does freedom mean to you? How is your freedom related to others' freedom?... Welcoming and Entering From Faith Like a River Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Sign-in sheet and pen/pencil Name tags and markers Workshop 1, Leader Resource 1, Schedule Template... Opening From Faith Like a River Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the... Activity 1: Slavery and Antislavery From Faith Like a River Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Slavery and Antislavery Leader Resource 2, Slavery and Antislavery Quotes Bowl or... Activity 2: How Is Freedom Achieved? From Faith Like a River Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Handout 1, How Is Freedom Achieved? Leader Resource 3, Mary Livermore,... Activity 3: Martha and Waitstill Sharp From Faith Like a River Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape A copy of the story "Righteous Among the Nations - Martha and Waitstill... Activity 4: Litany of Allies From Faith Like a River Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Paper, pens, and markers Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the UUA... Closing From Faith Like a River Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Taking It Home Optional: Faith in Action fro... Leader Reflection and Planning From Faith Like a River After the workshop, co-leaders should talk together to evaluate this workshop and plan future workshops. Use these questions to guide your shared... Faith In Action: Our Congregation's Justice Work From Faith Like a River Preparation for Activity Talk with your minister, religious educator, congregational historian, and/or long-time members about your congregation's histo... Alternate Activity 1: Working for Freedom From Faith Like a River Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint and post: What made you decide... Taking It Home From Faith Like a River We can choose between hating our neighbors or feeling kindly toward them. We can avenge or forgive.... Righteous Among the Nations: Martha and Waitstill Sharp From Faith Like a River Working through the night, Martha and Waitstill Sharp burned all their notes and papers. After this they would keep no records of the refugees they... Handout 1: How Is Freedom Achieved? From Faith Like a River Mary Livermore, in addresses to the Women's Centenary Aid Society and the mass meeting of the Centennial Assembly of Universalists in Gloucester,... Leader Resource 1: Slavery and Antislavery From Faith Like a River The debate about slavery in the United States proved contentious within both Unitarianism and Universalism. While some of the country's leading... Leader Resource 2: Slavery and Antislavery Quotes From Faith Like a River 1. Leader Resource 3: Mary Livermore, Portrait From Faith Like a River From the Unitarian Universalist Association archives. Leader Resource 4: Olympia Brown, Portrait From Faith Like a River From the Unitarian Universalist Association archives. Find Out More From Faith Like a River Unitarians and the Fugitive Slave Law ... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Faith like a River NEXT: Introduction Download all of Faith Like a River (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.