Storybox Playlist: Stories as a Prayer for Peace
As individuals, we may not be able to bring peace to the war-locked areas of the planet, but we ARE able to bring peace into our own homes, families, and communities, as well as within ourselves.
This playlist is the Sparkle prayer for peace! Listen to all the ways in which peace and reconciliation is made in each story and see if it doesn’t inspire a little more peacemaking in your own life.
Tadodaho and the Great White Pine: A Story About True Leadership
This is the story of how the Iroquois Nation came to be and how peace, compassion, and unity is stronger than fear, violence,…
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Marta Bauer: Baker and Peacemaker
Marta Bauer’s bakery is a natural peacemaker and the people of Dry Gables know that if they visit with her at her bakery,…
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The Pigeon King and the True Source
When a group of children – all descended from the three distinct lineages – find each other, they discover an ancient spring of…
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The Birds That Didn’t Listen
A pair of dive-bombing birds moves into the Junkyard. Can Ben Thompson let them know that the Junkyard animals mean only peace?
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The Fairy Man and the Grumpy Granite Gnome
The granite gnome’s longtime grumpiness is about to change when the new family in the house brings in a “fairy man” to set…
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The Angry Elephant
A willow tree adventure to India helps Piper understand her own temper by meeting an elephant with a similar personality.
Story Details »For more helpful stories during troubled times, see our Stories for Dealing with Uncertainty Playlist.