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Opening Words

Tim Haley
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Amid all the noise in our lives

Amid all the noise in our lives,
we take this moment to sit in silence --
     to give thanks for another day;
     to give thanks for all those in our lives
         who have brought us warmth and love;
     to give thanks for the gift of life.

We know we are on our pilgrimage here but a brief moment in time.

Let us open ourselves, here, now,
to the process of becoming more whole --
     of living more fully;
     of giving and forgiving more freely;
     of understanding more completely
         the meaning of our lives here on this earth.

Source: 1997 UUMA Worship Materials Collection

Copyright: The author has given Unitarian Universalist Association member congregations permission to reprint this piece for use in public worship. Any reprints must acknowledge the name of the author.

Last updated on Friday, April 18, 2008.

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