Worth

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  Crossing the Finish Line Together

  By Susan Dana Lawrence

  Based on a true story that happened at the 1976 Special Olympics in Seattle, WA ...
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  Transgender 101

  Unitarian Universalists support the dignity and rights of people all across the spectrum of gender.

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  The Fierce Fist Pump

  By Katie Romano Griffin

  I was made this way, in this body and this skin. Like all beings, I have an inherent good that cannot be eclipsed.
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  Kindling the Spirit

  By Connie Simon

  What if we encouraged and celebrated each other for who we are? What if, instead of criticizing, we challenged with love, affirming the good we see in one another?
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  Good Enough

  By Lindasusan Ulrich

  Spirit of Compassion, remind us that our task as humans is not perfection, but faithfulness.

Miracles

• The Snake Husband

  This Korean folk tale, translated by Heinz Insu Fenkl, is similar to the European folk tale “The Frog Prince.” Used with the translator’s...

Chalice Children

• Session 22: Imagination

Signs of Our Faith

• Session 13: Finding Beauty in Uniqueness
• Worship at Camp Taylor

  Ricardo and his grandparents arrived at Camp Taylor for the congregation's weekend retreat. This was Ricardo's third year at the retreat...
• Session 11: Worshipping Together

Sing to the Power

• Activity 3: "Our Place" Brainstorm

  Materials for Activity Newsprint and markers Preparation for Activity Post blank newsprint. Description of Activity We can most effectively...

World of Wonder

• Session 14: Enough Stuff
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  Treasure Stones

  By Janeen K Grohsmeyer

  In a time not so long ago and in a place not so far away, there lived a boy named Arthur Lismer. Arthur always had a pencil in his pocket,...

Creating Home

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  Aesop's Fable of the Worker Bee, the Drone, and the Wasp

  One day some worker bees made a honeycomb in the hollow trunk of an oak. They settled nearby to rest. Then, the drones from their hive flew...

Families

• Workshop 3: Our Families

Love Surrounds Us

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  Session 11: Hear Our Voices
• Session 5: Love Surrounds Us Without Boundaries

Windows and Mirrors

• Session 6: All Ages Offer Gifts

Moral Tales

• Story 1 Mullah Nasruddin Feeds His Coat

  Adapted from a Middle Eastern Islamic folk tale which is attributed to different countries, including Turkey and Syria. Mullah Nasruddin...
• Session 6: Welcome One and All

Wonderful Welcome

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  The Brementown Musicians

  By Gail Forsyth-Vail

  The story, "The Bremen Town Musicians," was told by the brothers Grimm in Germany, in the early 1800s. This session comes from Gail Forsyth-Vail's book, Stories In Faith: Exploring Our Unitarian Universalist Principles and Sources Through Wisdom Tales (Boston: Unitarian Universalist Association,...
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  The Most Generous Gift

  Inspired by "The Widow's Mite," a parable from Christian scripture. Read or tell the story. In a little village near Jerusalem, a long time...
• The Prince And The Rhinoceros

  An Indian tale of speaking kindly, from Teaching Tolerance, Rhinos & Raspberries kit. Permission pending. Read or tell the story. Once...

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  Hearing the right voices

  By Cami Applequist

  I always heard the negative messages about my body; finally I listened to the positive ones.
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