Once there was an emperor who needed a new set of clothes to wear in the grand parade. He called two of his finest cloth weavers to order one. They looked at each other and decided this would be a chance to make a little extra money from the deal. ...
Once there was a wise woman named Athenerva.* Athenerva would travel from town to town in her country, spending a few days, maybe a week in each town. People came to her with difficult problems or arguments they were having with others, and she would help them find their way toward satisfying...
We have enough. We are many, and strong, and we can hold a safe space here in our home for all who come.
We are in this together, the storm will end, and we will come out on the other side.
We are keepers of the tree because this is where we are nourished. This is where some of our most precious memories are, and where our people have dreamed. This is where we remember who we want to become.
Icarus could not resist flying higher and higher to see how far he could go. And he began to entertain what he knew was impossible; he began to think about what it would be like to touch the sun!
This story is great to be acted out by four women (of applicable ages for each direction) around a large bowl/vessel. ...
Amelia yearned to have super powers, like Wonder Woman, or magic like Harry Potter so she help people and make a difference in the world.
At sundown on Saturday, the Sabbath finally over, Mary Magdalene and the other women who loved Jesus began to prepare spices to pour over his body to honor him and say a final farewell. They were up all night, cooking and talking, and remembering his life. Then, as dawn began to break, they packed...
We celebrate Thanksgiving because gratitude is essential to human life. But grief is essential for healing our history of violence. The 400-year-old story we've heard about harmony between people of different backgrounds just isn't true.
To prepare for this activity, place umbrellas in the pews. Instruct people to open the umbrellas when the man in the story receives the umbrella. ...
