Closing Words
Lee HuebertExtinguishing the Chalice
Lighting a candle is somewhat like the beginning of life. If that is true, then perhaps extinguishing a candle is like the ending of life. But death may not be the end of us. We live on in the memories of friends and loved ones. The influence we possessed in life works on, moving persons or causes forward. Let us not forget that most candles have more than one life, and so, perhaps, may we.Source: 1997 UUMA Worship Materials Collection; abridged
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