Searching for truth, what is truth
Hi Esther: Have you got the book, Magic Wanda's Travel Emporium by UU
storyteller Joshua Searle White?
He has a couple of stories in there that might work. There is also a story
by Sarah E. Skwire "Answer Mountain" which focuses on "the truth," "Who is
in charge of the truth?" and "Is there only one truth?" You can find it in
the book "What If Nobody Forgave? and Other Stories" edited by Colleen M.
McDonald it can be purchased from the UUA bookstore (of it is available on
the Tapestry of Faith website's story collection --I think they use it in
the Toolbox of faith curriculum).
Searching the Marketplace is also from Joshua Searle White--in fact I am
using the story this Sunday--
it is also a story about the search for truth but that searching for it is
internal/personal-what calls to each of us.Joshua shared a variety of his
stories with DRE's many years ago and this was one of them. If you like, I
can send it to you off list.
Joan McDonald
DRE
UU Meeting House of Chatham
Joan has some great suggestions. Another book that could work is "It's Not
Easy Being a Bunny," by Marilyn Sadler. This would be a light approach, a
sweet, funny parable. All ages like this story.
P.J. Funnybunny decides he doesn't want to be a bunny anymore and goes out
into the world to try out being something else. The other animals are very
sweet and welcoming, taking him right into their families, but something or
other isn't a good fit with every one (bear, beaver, sloth, skunk...).
Finally, P.J. decides he wants to be ... a bunny! And his bunny family as
well as all the other animals that hosted his search celebrate with him.
It's a good story even without the illustrations, which are great.
A Hat for Ivan by Max Lucado about a boy who lives in a village where the adults wear hats that reflect what they most love and Ivan searches for his hat--trying on many before he finds his own unique one.