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I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that cruelty too will end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.Quote | By Anne Frank | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Brokenness, History, Hope, Suffering, TranscendenceWorship element
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SERMON DELIVERED BY REV. ROBERT WEST at the First Unitarian Church of Rochester, New York on September 8, 1963. This was Rev. Robert West's first sermon at First Unitarian in Rochester. Late on a Sunday afternoon, five weeks ago, my family and I drove into Rochester to begin our life here with...Sermon | By Robert Nelson West | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, History, Race/Ethnicity, RightsWorship element
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There was a young man who grew up in China. Everyone said that he was so calm and peaceful, he should become a monk. Not wanting to displease his family and friends by telling the truth, the young man let them think he was indeed peaceful and calm. Inside, however, the young man was filled with...Story | By Denise Tracy | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Body, History, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Peace, Self-Care, TaoismWorship element
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How clearly I remember it. My husband, Dan, and our daughter, Sarah, had spent the night in Taos, New Mexico. The next morning we set out for the pueblo, an ancient village inhabited by indigenous people known as the Pueblo. Clearly tourists, easily identified as European Americans, we were...Sermon | By Jan Carlsson-Bull | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), America, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Healing, History, Indigenous American, Indigenous Peoples Day, Race/Ethnicity, SecularWorship element
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There once was a person named John Murray. He lived in England, and worked as a minister there. The congregation to which he belonged took religion very seriously. They believed in life after death, but they thought that almost everyone was going to have a terrible, horrible time after they died.Story | By Kelly Weisman Asprooth-Jackson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: History, UniversalismWorship element
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In his 1947 biography of Theodore Parker, the American historian Henry Steele Commager wrote about Parker's first trip to Europe: There was everything to be seen and much to be remembered, and Parker invaded Europe with the ruthless thoroughness that ever characterized him: he carried the towns b...Sermon | By Helen Lutton Cohen | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, History, UnitarianismWorship element
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[This sermon is third in a three-part series: "The Humanist in Me," "The Theist in Me," and "The Christian in Me."] In this series of sermons, there is much more we could do....Sermon | By Bruce Clear | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, History, Prophetic Words & DeedsWorship element
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Am I a guest here. Here in this House. Are you? Are we guests here. Here in this House. And, whose House do we inhabit? In the small world of our lives the borders between us: easements, fences, gates, hedges—serve to delineate, to separate us. To remind us of where my property begins and ends.Reading | By Alicia R. Forde | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, History, Immigration, Immigration, Indigenous Peoples Day, International, Responsibility, SecularWorship element -
By Jan Gartner, adapted from the story, A Unitarian King, in A Lamp in Every Corner: A Unitarian Universalist Storybook, by Janeen K Grohsmeyer. Written as a no-rehearsal skit for middle-elementary worship or classroom use. NARRATOR Our story takes place in the mid-1500's, in the country of Hungary.Story | By Jan Gartner | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: History, UnitarianismWorship element
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Innocence does not die at once, in that first raptured thrust. It dies in each small seduction, in every subsequent acquiescence....Meditation | By Tess Baumberger | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, History, Oppression, Race/Ethnicity, TerrorismWorship element
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More Jingle, More Puzzle! Read the full article on UU World to puzzle it out... Thanks to Steven Ballesteros, Carter, Jared Dobro and Kadyn Frawley to taking our challenge! The winner of Weekend Challenge 4 receives a copy of...By Ted Resnikoff | December 22, 2014 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Community, Faith Development, History, Identity, Interdependence, Leadership, Nourishing the Spirit, Playfulness, Purpose, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, UU History, UU Identity, UUA HeadquartersPage/Article -
It was a hot, muggy morning. Christopher was not sure he really wanted to be out riding in a competition. His thoroughbred horse, Eastern Express, seemed a bit off, as if maybe he would rather be grazing in the field than doing the demanding work of running and jumping with a big, muscular man on...Story | November 7, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Challenge, Courage, Dignity, Diversity, History, Inclusion, Limitations, StrengthCurriculum page -
A century ago, when Lotta Hitschmanova was young, she lived with her sister Lilly and their mother and father in a spacious home in the ancient city of Prague....Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 29, 2014 | For High School | From Virtue EthicsTagged as: History, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Service, UnitarianismCurriculum page -
Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Video or audio recorder(s) Paper or notecard for thank-you note. Preparation for Activity Invite a person from your congregation or community whose life story you admire or want to learn more about to come and be interviewed....Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: HistoryCurriculum page -
Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Harvesting Hope" Optional: Information about your congregation's partner church relationship Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Find out if your congregation has a partner church. If so, gather...Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Connections, Diversity, History, Transformation, UnityCurriculum page
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Where I'm From" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions....Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Community, Connections, Family, History, IdentityCurriculum page
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The gift of time can be the greatest gift of all.Story | By Denise Tracy | October 20, 2014 (reviewed March 2026) | For Children, Families, Multigenerational | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Family, Father's Day, Fathers, History, Love, Mindfulness, Parents, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Simplicity, UnitarianismCurriculum page -
The story of Caroline Hewins, one of our nation’s first female librarians.Story | By Susan Dana Lawrence | September 23, 2013 (reviewed March 2026) | For Children, Families, Multigenerational | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Happiness, History, Living Our Faith, Personal Stories, Transformation, UU HistoryCurriculum page -
Connecting a personal joy of reading to the history of libraries and the role of UUs in establishing them.Story | By Andrea Greenwood | September 23, 2013 (reviewed June 2025) | For Children, Families, Multigenerational | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Happiness, History, Living Our Faith, Personal Stories, Transformation, UU HistoryCurriculum page -
Today we will hear about two girls from long ago, who both had the last name of Brown. As you hear the story, see if you can notice other things they had in common, besides a name. Let's go back in time together, about 200 years, to meet Antoinette Brown....Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: Brokenness, Courage, History, Identity, Leadership, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism, UniversalismCurriculum page