11-11-2018
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
R.E. Building – Rooms 6, 7 & 8

The Power of Peace

This session begins the program’s exploration of the Blake covenant phrase “to dwell together in peace”. Today we will examine the phrase “dwell together in peace” as one expression of how Unitarian Universalists can be tied together in beloved community, demonstrate how the concept of civil disobedience links Henry David Thoreau, Mohandas Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr., demonstrate how prophetic love can span generations, geographies, and social justice issues, and teach that promoting nonviolent communication and seeking social justice and political change through use of peaceful means are part of our Unitarian Universalist heritage.

Take Home

Share a time you have worked for social change using nonviolence. If you have participated in any peace vigils, protests, or social action projects that may be relevant, share these experiences with your child.

As part of a leaving ritual—for example, at bedtime or as family members go off in different directions—wish one another peace by saying “Go now in peace,” “May you go in peace,” or “Peace be with you as you go,” to one another. “Shalom” means peace in Hebrew. “Salaam” means peace in Arabic, and “Shanti” is peace in Sanskrit. These words (or others meaningful to your own family’s particular heritage) could be shared in a family parting ritual.

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