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For the past year, our youth have been learning about the power of story. Let me say this again: Our youth have been learning about the Power of Story. They

For the past year, our youth have been learning about the power of story. Let me say this again: Our youth have been learning about the Power of Story. They learned, many for the first time in their lives, of the occurrence of one of the worst race riots in the United States. Itâs been called the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. An event of this magnitude surely deserves attention. Yet, our youth learned that the surviving fellow human beings and their stories of suffering were effectively denied and repressed. Our youth know that in Unitarian Universalism we affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every human being. This affirmation resounds with calls for justice and then freedom. Our youth are learning how to authentically live within this call. They have been working with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC,) local community leaders, religious leaders, and other area youth. Such work takes courage, supported by a growing understanding of faith, tradition, and culture. On Sunday, we will celebrate this commitment to be courageous.