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Stories in Worship

Good stories are central to good worship. As a Time for All Ages, as part of a sermon, or as part of a multigenerational service, stories engage our hearts and minds and help us grow.

Stories from Other Unitarian Universalist (UU) Sources

Tapestry of Faith stories: browse the alphabetical list (over 450 stories for children, youth, and adults), or search
Story anthologies for children from the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Bookstore.

Storytelling in Worship

✳ Pssst! Have you visited our Storytelling page? It's filled with tips, how-to's, and lots of resources!

Commercial Storybooks with UU Values

Peruse the extensive children's book bibliography, compiled by UU Minister Rev. Paul Beckel, that lets you explore the themes of more than 350 stories available in libraries or for purchase.

Additionally, local children's librarians often relish the challenge of helping patrons find the perfect book.

Featured Books

Doorways to the Soul: 52 Wisdom Tales from Around the World
Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and Parents
A Lamp in Every Corner: A UU Storybook
Mira and the Big Story

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Distant Relations: A Dramatic Dialogue Between Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson
Distant Relations: A Dramatic Dialogue Between Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Mark W. Harris
Magnified
Magnified
by Lyn Cox

Tagged as: Advent, Children, Christianity, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Family, Mothers, Parents
Mary and Joseph Remember
Mary and Joseph Remember
by Tess Baumberger

Tagged as: Children, Christianity, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Contemplation, God, Love, Parents, Unitarian Universalism
Mary Magdelene's Story
Mary Magdelene's Story
by Tess Baumberger

Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Christianity, Courage, Easter, God, Love, Oppression, Revelation, Unitarian Universalism
Skit for Famous UU Women
Skit for Famous UU Women
by Susan Jhirad

Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Equality, Gender, Human Rights, Rights, Secular, Women
Thanksgiving Soup Communion
Thanksgiving Soup Communion
by Tiffany Sapp

Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), Abundance, Community, Food, Generosity, Gratitude, Stewardship, Thanksgiving, Unity, WorshipWeb
What the Dickens! A Christmas Carol
What the Dickens! A Christmas Carol
by Tess Baumberger

Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), Christianity, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Compassion, Conscience, Dignity, Generosity, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism

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A Day At The Lawn
A Day At The Lawn
by Erik Walker Wikstrom

Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Respect, Revelation, Unitarian Universalism
A play about King John Sigismund, the only Unitarian king
A play about King John Sigismund, the only Unitarian king
by Jan Gartner

Tagged as: History, Unitarianism
A Playful Mystery Play for Four Voices
A Playful Mystery Play for Four Voices
by Thomas Rhodes

Tagged as: Earth Day, God, Mystery, Playfulness
A Tale of Two Heads of Lettuce
A Tale of Two Heads of Lettuce
by Melissa Carvill-Ziemer

Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Earth, Earth-Centered, Economy, Food, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Responsibility
A Winter Speech Choir
A Winter Speech Choir
by Lois Van Leer

Tagged as: Christianity, Hanukkah, Judaism, Kwanzaa, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Paganism, Winter Solstice / Yule
Animal School
Animal School
by Devorah Greenstein

Tagged as: Children, Diversity, Inclusion, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Playfulness
Boundless love and forgiveness
Boundless love and forgiveness
by Joanne Giannino

Tagged as: Anger, Community, Compromise, Forgiveness, God, Good, Judaism, Transformation, Yom Kippur
Daniel in the Lion's Den
Daniel in the Lion's Den
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: Animals, History, Judaism, Peace, Power
David and Goliath
David and Goliath
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: Abundance, Generosity, Power, Service, Stewardship, Strength
Enemies
Enemies
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: Conflict, Division, Friendship, Peace
Faith Is Like A Walking Stick
Faith Is Like A Walking Stick
by Gary Kowalski

Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Balance, Challenge, Direct Experience, Environment, Growth, Mindfulness, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Searching, Unitarian Universalism
Fruits
Fruits
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: Caring, Character, Discernment, Integrity, Kindness
Give Yourself (a story about Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Give Yourself (a story about Ralph Waldo Emerson)
by Denise Tracy

Tagged as: Generations, Love
God's Hat
God's Hat
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Conflict, Direct Experience, Diversity, Division, God, Relationships, Truth
Harpo the Harbor Seal and Our Diverse Waters: A Multigenerational puppet play for a Water Ceremony
Harpo the Harbor Seal and Our Diverse Waters: A Multigenerational puppet play for a Water Ceremony
by Susan Karlson

Tagged as: Diversity
Higgins: A Drop with a Dream
Higgins: A Drop with a Dream
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Community, Earth, Power, Purpose, Service, Strength, Unitarian Universalism, Water Communion
Higgins: a Drop With a Dream
Higgins: a Drop With a Dream
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Solidarity, Teamwork
Jericho
Jericho
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: Commitment, History, Judaism, Purpose, Universalism, Women
John Haynes Holmes
John Haynes Holmes
by Paul Sprecher

Tagged as: History, Nonviolence, Unitarianism, War
John Murray
John Murray
by Kelly Weisman Asprooth-Jackson

Tagged as: History, Universalism
Lemonade Adventure
Lemonade Adventure
by Naomi King

Tagged as: Family, Imagination, Life Transition, Playfulness, Revelation, Secular
Let My People Go!
Let My People Go!
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: Anti-Oppression, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Freedom, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday
Marmalade [A story about reconciliation]
Marmalade [A story about reconciliation]
by Orlanda R Brugnola

Tagged as: Animals, Compassion, Forgiveness, Friendship, Reconciliation
Meditation on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Meditation on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
by Edward Harris

Tagged as: Acceptance, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Diversity
Mouse and Crow
Mouse and Crow
by Kelly Weisman Asprooth-Jackson

Tagged as: Conflict, Greed, Letting Go, Playfulness
Noah
Noah
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: Christianity, Joy, Purpose, Service, Unitarian Universalism
Noelle and the Really Big Boat
Noelle and the Really Big Boat
by Christian Schmidt

Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, Children's Sabbath, Christianity, Direct Experience, Earth Day, Earth-Centered, Environment, God, Interdependence, Justice Sunday, Service, Water Communion
Rabbit Looks For God
Rabbit Looks For God
by Kelly Weisman Asprooth-Jackson

Tagged as: Direct Experience, God
Rivers
Rivers
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: Individualism, Nature, Purpose, Strength, Unity
Someone for Peace (a story about Emily Greene Balch)
Someone for Peace (a story about Emily Greene Balch)
by Denise Tracy

Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), History, Peace, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarianism, War
Sophia's Guest
Sophia's Guest
by Becky Brooks

Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Abundance, Generosity, God, Home, Hospitality, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarian Universalism
Standing on the Side of Love: A Story for All Ages
Standing on the Side of Love: A Story for All Ages
by Mandy Neff

Tagged as: Children, Compassion, Conscience, Courage, Solidarity
Super Tiny
Super Tiny
by Sunshine Jeremiah Wolfe

Tagged as: Humility, Listening, Relationships, Service, Teamwork
T'ai Chi: The Story of Its Beginning
T'ai Chi: The Story of Its Beginning
by Denise Tracy

Tagged as: Body, History, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Peace, Self-Care, Taoism
T-ball Dog
T-ball Dog
by John Parker Manwell

Tagged as: Animals, Choice, Love, Presence
Thank God, a Universalist! A story about Rev. Rasnake
Thank God, a Universalist! A story about Rev. Rasnake
by Denise Tracy

Tagged as: History, Salvation, Universalism
Thankful Dogs: A Story for All Ages
Thankful Dogs: A Story for All Ages
by Naomi King

Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animal Blessing, Animals, Direct Experience, Gratitude, Thanksgiving
The Beautiful Tiger
The Beautiful Tiger
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: Beauty, Freedom, Friendship, Power, Strength
The Beauty Contest
The Beauty Contest
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: Beauty, Character, Discernment, Integrity
The Best Christmas Ever
The Best Christmas Ever
by Orlanda R Brugnola

Tagged as: Children, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Direct Experience, Generosity, Home, Joy, Parents
The Cure
The Cure
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: Body, Caring, Friendship, Healing, Health, Love, Presence
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes
Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Courage, Direct Experience, Integrity, Living Our Faith, Responsibility, Truth
The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince
by Christopher Buice

Tagged as: Friendship, Happiness, Love, Transformation

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A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom

Sarah Conover , Valerie Wahl

Sarah Conover's collection of traditional Buddhist tales leads us to the kind of implicit understanding of ourselves and others that only stories can provide.

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Kristin Maier, author of A Good Telling: Bringing Worship to Life with Story (Skinner House Books, 2013) shares the first in a series of tips for good storytelling. Purchase A Good Telling at the UUA Bookstore.

Abundance
Acceptance
Activism
America
Anger
Animals
Anti-Oppression
Awe
Balance
Beauty
Body
Caring
Challenge
Character
Children
Choice
Commitment
Community
Compassion
Compromise
Conflict
Conscience
Contemplation
Courage
Democracy
Dignity
Discernment
Diversity
Division
Earth
Economy
Empathy
Environment
Equality
Faith
Family
Fear
Food
Forgiveness
Freedom
Friendship
Gender
Generations
Generosity
God
Good
Governance
Gratitude
Greed
Growth
Happiness
Healing
Health
History
Home
Honesty
Hope
Hospitality
Human Rights
Humility
Identity
Imagination
Inclusion
Individualism
Integrity
Interdependence
Joy
Justice
Kindness
Letting Go
Listening
Living Our Faith
Love
Meaning
Mindfulness
Mothers
Multiculturalism
Mystery
Nature
Nonviolence
Oppression
Parents
Peace
Playfulness
Power
Presence
Purpose
Race/Ethnicity
Reconciliation
Relationships
Respect
Responsibility
Revelation
Rights
Salvation
Searching
Self-Care
Service
Solidarity
Stewardship
Strength
Stress
Teamwork
Tradition
Transformation
Truth
Unity
Vision
War
Women
Wonder

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Stories in Worship

Stories from Other Unitarian Universalist (UU) Sources

Storytelling in Worship

Commercial Storybooks with UU Values

Featured Books

Search Words for Worship Services

Script

Distant Relations: A Dramatic Dialogue Between Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson

Magnified

Mary and Joseph Remember

Mary Magdelene's Story

Skit for Famous UU Women

Thanksgiving Soup Communion

What the Dickens! A Christmas Carol

Story

A Day At The Lawn

A play about King John Sigismund, the only Unitarian king

A Playful Mystery Play for Four Voices

A Tale of Two Heads of Lettuce

A Winter Speech Choir

Animal School

Boundless love and forgiveness

Daniel in the Lion's Den

David and Goliath

Enemies

Faith Is Like A Walking Stick

Fruits

Give Yourself (a story about Ralph Waldo Emerson)

God's Hat

Harpo the Harbor Seal and Our Diverse Waters: A Multigenerational puppet play for a Water Ceremony

Higgins: A Drop with a Dream

Higgins: a Drop With a Dream

Jericho

John Haynes Holmes

John Murray

Lemonade Adventure

Let My People Go!

Marmalade [A story about reconciliation]

Meditation on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Mouse and Crow

Noah

Noelle and the Really Big Boat

Rabbit Looks For God

Rivers

Someone for Peace (a story about Emily Greene Balch)

Sophia's Guest

Standing on the Side of Love: A Story for All Ages

Super Tiny

T'ai Chi: The Story of Its Beginning

T-ball Dog

Thank God, a Universalist! A story about Rev. Rasnake

Thankful Dogs: A Story for All Ages

The Beautiful Tiger

The Beauty Contest

The Best Christmas Ever

The Cure

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Frog Prince

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