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Once there was and twice there wasn't two old brothers who were inseparable travelers: one was named Life, the other Death. One time, after journeying across a desert, they came to a refreshing green oasis where they were greeted by the spring-keeper. "Would you like some cool water to drink?" he...Story | November 7, 2014 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Amazing GraceTagged as: Death, EthicsCurriculum page -
Utility | October 22, 2014 | For Preschool | From Chalice ChildrenTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Conflict, Death, Depression, Empathy, Failure, Limitations, Pain, Remembrance Day, Sadness, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page -
[Editor's note: World AIDS Day is December 1.] This painting was a gift from a man I barely knew, but the beauty of the real gift he gave me cannot be captured with a photograph....By Jessica York | November 26, 2013 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Death, KindnessPage/Article -
Can we participate wholeheartedly in struggles for justice even though those struggles may be incomplete in our own lifetime?Small Group Ministry Guide | By David Herndon Minister, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | August 11, 2013 | For Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Death, LimitationsPage/Article -
Finitude, Transience, and Mortality are three challenging existential realities we all face as human beings. What ground can we stand on if our own lives are subject to end? Where can we find refuge from mortality?Small Group Ministry Guide | By David Herndon Minister, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | August 11, 2013 (reviewed April 2025) | For Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Death, EndingPage/Article
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How can we accept that we are part of the story of life on earth for only a brief span of years? How can we wholeheartedly embrace life even though the time of this embrace is limited?Small Group Ministry Guide | By David Herndon Minister, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | August 11, 2013 (reviewed April 2025) | For Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Death, EndingPage/Article
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Adapted from Jesus, The Carpenter's Son (Boston: Beacon Press, 1945). Jesus was a great teacher long, long ago who preached God's love. Jesus taught that we should care for the poor and forgive people who hurt us. In his lifetime, Jesus influenced many people to love one another as they loved God.Story | By Sophia Lyon Fahs | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: Christianity, Death, Identity, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page -
The existence of a snowflake is a journey — like your life, which is a journey, too. It starts in a cloud. Clouds carry drops of water vapor. Clouds also contain tiny particles of dust. Drops of the water vapor cling to the dust particles. When conditions are cold enough, the water freezes into...Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Aging, Community, Death, DiversityCurriculum page
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A Lamp in Every Corner (Boston: Skinner House, 2004). On a day not so very long ago, in a place not so very far away, a grass seed lay waiting. All through the cold, dark days of winter the seed waited, covered by a blanket of earth....Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Death, Diversity, Earth-Centered, Food, Good, Growth, Interdependence, Nature, Science, TransformationCurriculum page -
Once upon a time in Kenya, on a peaceful river near the east coast of Africa, a herd of hippopotamus was surprised by heavy rain. The rain washed them away from their river home, toward the Indian Ocean. Then came something worse. A tsunami! In the huge, windy storm the ocean waters became strong.Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Animals, Commitment, Death, Earth-Centered, Family, Fathers, Inclusion, IntimacyCurriculum page -
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 HomeTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Commitment, Death, Family, History, Judaism, Relationships, TranscendenceCurriculum page -
Utility | May 17, 2013 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Connections, Death, Earth, Earth-Centered, Food, Humanism, Interdependence, Nature, Transformation, WonderCurriculum page -
Utility | May 17, 2013 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Birth, Death, Earth-Centered, Growth, Humanism, Interdependence, Nature, Science, Transformation, WonderCurriculum page
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Based on multiple sources, particularly a letter from Margaret Fuller to Caroline Sturgis, October 22, 1840. The letter may be found at Houghton Library, Harvard University (call number MS Am 1221 (242))....Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Anger, Brokenness, Change, Conflict, Death, Gender, Identity, Illness, Integrity, Letting Go, Reproductive Justice, UnitarianismCurriculum page -
On July 27, 2008, people gathered in the sanctuary of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville to watch the children and youth of the congregation present the musical Annie Jr. Suddenly, a shot rang out. At first, many thought the noise was part of the musical, but they...Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anger, Blame, Challenge, Choice, Community, Conflict, Death, Despair, Fear, Freedom, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page -
I remember exactly when I first became afraid of death in a more-than-childish way.By Doug Muder | October 31, 2011 | From UU WorldTagged as: Death, Personal Inspiration, Personal Stories, Spiritual Practice, UU TheologyPage/Article -
Pablo Casals, born in Vendrell, Spain to a Puerto Rican mother, is thought by many to be the greatest cellist who ever lived. His recordings of the Bach Cello Suites, made between 1936 and 1939, are considered unsurpassed to this day.Story | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in PracticeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Brokenness, Commitment, Creativity, Culture, Death, Direct Experience, Growth, Humility, Mindfulness, Patience, ProgressCurriculum page -
Used with permission of Geoffrey Bayer , No More Deaths.The July sun beat down, and by mid-morning, there was no avoiding the heat. By 10 am, the anticipation rose with the heat as nearly 40 humanitarian volunteers gathered in a parking lot just outside the small desert town of Arivaca....Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Commitment, Courage, Death, Ethics, Governance, Human Rights, Humanism, Immanence, Immigration, Immigration, Justice, PurposeCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | From Spirit of LifeTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Awe, Balance, Beauty, Birth, Connections, Contemplation, Death, Earth, Earth-Centered, FoodCurriculum page
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Based on a folk tale from Madagascar....Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Love Will Guide UsTagged as: Death, Earth-Centered, LoveCurriculum page