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  • The Program In this generous world, love will come our way now and then. But if we do not plant the love that we have in the firm soil of living relationship, we may be in danger of supposing that it will grow on its own, without our nurture or our small acts of concern. Therefore, let us tend to...
    January 14, 2016 | From Principled Commitment
    Tagged as: Friendship, Marriage, Relationships
  • Recrafted with permission of the author, Francis Dorff, O. Praem, of the Norbertine Community of Alberquerque, New Mexico, from his story, "The Rabbi's Gift," which is copyrighted by The New Catholic World magazine. Mr....
    Story | November 9, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral Tales
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Awe, Community, Conflict, Connections, Diversity, Hospitality, Inclusion, Relationships, Respect, Transcendence
  • This is the story of Azim Khamisa. His decision to forgive deeds many would consider unforgiveable has inspired and transformed people all over the world. Azim, an international investment banker, lived in San Diego, with his two children, a son, Tariq, and a daughter, Tasreen. One night in 1995,...
    Story | By Shelley Jackson Denham | October 29, 2014 | For High School | From Virtue Ethics
    Tagged as: Brokenness, Compassion, Fathers, Forgiveness, Islam, Pain, Relationships
  • The Love Surrounds Us program explores all the Unitarian Universalist Principles in the context of the Beloved Community of family/home, school, and neighborhood. 
    Curriculum | By Christy Olson, Lynn Kerr | October 15, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds Us
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Caring, Choice, Christianity, Inclusion, Kindness, Love, Relationships, Respect, Responsibility
  • Adapted from an Aesop fable. OPTION 1 — Story Once there was a family of mice living on a farm. They had a pleasant life and all the food they could eat. Then, one day, the farmer brought a cat to live on the farm. The cat was very good at one thing: chasing mice! The cat could move so quietly,...
    Story | July 9, 2013 | From Tapestry of Faith
    Tagged as: Animals, Leadership, Reason, Relationships, Teamwork
  • We gratefully acknowledge Dawn Publications for permission to use the text of the children's picture book The Tree in the Ancient Forest by Carol Reed-Jones. This is the ancient forest. This is the three-hundred-year-old tree That grows in the ancient forest....
    Story | By Carol Reed-Jones | July 3, 2013 | For Multigenerational | From Circle of Trees
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Balance, Connections, Earth-Centered, History, Interdependence, Nature, Relationships, Science, Wholeness, Wonder
  • One of the reasons Muhammad was able to get people to listen to him was because, from a young age, he had proven himself to be wise and just. Here is an example of a problem he was asked to solve. Mecca found the walls of the holy building, the Ka’ba, needed repairing. So they fixed the walls.
    Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
    Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Compromise, Conflict, Connections, Democracy, Direct Experience, Empathy, Family, Home, Islam, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships
  • In the land of Australia, where koalas climb high in eucalyptus trees and kangaroos bound across grassy plains on great big feet, a baby bird pecked his way out of his shell. His mother called him Kejaro, and she brought him good fruit to eat. Every day, for dessert, she brought him bugs. His...
    Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Beauty, Birth, Creativity, Earth-Centered, Home, Nature, Relationships, Success, Suffering
  • Adapted from Hebrew scripture. Once long ago, in the city of Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, there lived a man named Elimelech. Elimelech was married to Naomi and they had two sons, Kilion and Mahlon. The time came when a great famine struck Bethlehem and none of the farmers could produce enough...
    Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Commitment, Death, Family, History, Judaism, Relationships, Transcendence
  • Based on information provided by Rev. Mike Young, The First Unitarian Church of Honolulu. Sometimes, the moment you meet someone, you know they will be a very important friend in your life. Other times, friendships start slowly. You might not know how important the friendship is for many years....
    Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the Spirit
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Generosity, Health, Humanism, Illness, Interdependence, Nature, Partner Church Observation, Privilege, Relationships, Service, Solidarity, Unitarian Universalism
  • Adapted from a Haitian tale.To whom does the water belong? There was once a drought in the country. The streams dried up and the wells went dry. God saw there was no place for the animals to drink. God provided a well with the condition that it must be taken care of so all may use it. God said,...
    Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the Spirit
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Anti-Oppression, Authority, Caring, Earth-Centered, Greed, Hope, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Relationships, Universalism
  • Adapted from "One Flower in a Field" by Joshua Searle-White, in Magic Wanda's Travel Emporium: Tales of Love, Hate and Things in Between (Boston: Skinner House, 2007). Once upon a time there was a field. It had dry grass, brambles and thistles, and high places and low places, and rocks scattered...
    Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the Spirit
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Authority, Choice, Conscience, Earth-Centered, Growth, Interdependence, Nature, Relationships, Responsibility, Service, Social Justice
  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint or large sheets of drawing paper for all participants A variety of color markers Preparation for Activity Begin thinking about your own "relationship map" so you can help participants create theirs. Description of Activity Invite...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Justice, Peace, Relationships
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table and chalice Participant journals Writing materials, including paper, pens, pencils, color pencils, and markers Taking It Home handout Preparation for Activity Customize the Taking It Home section of this workshop and copy...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Justice, Relationships
  • The Tenderloin district of San Francisco can be intimidating because of its high concentration of homeless people, poverty, prostitution, and drug and alcohol abuse. Tourists are cautioned to avoid the area. But where some people saw danger, two women from different faiths saw an opportunity for...
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of Faiths
    Tagged as: Compassion, Creativity, Justice, Poverty, Presence, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships, Religion, Respect, Youth/Teens, Religious Pluralism
  • The quotes in this story come from the website Oasis of Peace. Imagine a village that is home to 55 families with a waiting list of more than 300 families hoping to become part of the community....
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the Call
    Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Community, Conflict, Courage, Family, Humanism, Interdependence, Justice, Multiculturalism, Nonviolence, Peace, Relationships, Multiculturalism
  • This story is abridged from one published by Hans Christian Anderson in 1844 and translated by H.P. Paull in 1872. (Hans Christian Anderson: Fairy Tales and Stories).It was lovely summer weather in the country. A duck was on her nest, watching for her young brood to hatch. At length one shell...
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew Scriptures
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Animals, Awe, Beauty, Dignity, Direct Experience, Identity, Inclusion, Joy, Kindness, Oppression, Relationships
  • A retelling of a Sioux legend. This story was given to the native people many winters ago. When it was time for all of the young mothers in the village to go out to gather fruit and berries, the old grandmothers, whose legs could no longer walk quickly, were left to care for the young children of...
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds Us
    Tagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Animals, Change, Conflict, Earth-Centered, Listening, Nonviolence, Relationships, Responsibility, Sacred
  • "I don't want to go," said six-year-old Ruben, with his hands placed firmly on his hips. "Don't want to go where?" Ruben's dad, Nic, asked as he rolled back on his heels from where he was kneeling in the rose bed. "To the family playground picnic," Ruben said....
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds Us
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Direct Experience, Diversity, Family, Growth, Identity, Love, Relationships, Respect, Worry
  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Name tags for adult participants A pencil and a 5x7-inch unlined index card for each participant Copies of Leader Resource 1, Guide for Adult Guests, for all adults Preparation for Activity Invite three adult congregants to participate in this...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
    Tagged as: Listening, Relationships