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Michael A. Schuler
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Closing Words

We have reached the end of this time
For the gathering of memory
And for letting the imagination play with future possibilities.
We have enjoyed magic moments
And edified each other.
Shall it be concluded, then?

Or will this adventure, now commenced, continue --
Our separate paths converging, meeting, merging
In the unending quest for love more perfect,
The joyous struggle for meaning more sufficient
And life more abundant.

Is this ending to be an ending,
Or merely prelude to new, more glorious beginnings?
I pose the question;
In your hearts lies the answer.

Source: 1997 UUMA Worship Materials Collection; adapted CLW

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Last updated on Friday, April 18, 2008.