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Opening Words

Kirk D. Loadman-Copeland

We are called to gather in worship as a beloved community.

We are called to gather in worship as a beloved community. We are called to set aside distractions and anxieties, that we might touch deeper springs and be renewed. We are called to seek and to share comfort for the hurts that afflict. We are called to desire more love, more justice, and life more abundant. We are called to truth, to mercy, to humility, and to courage. Let us answer the call with the yes of our lives.

Source: 1997 UUMA Worship Materials Collection; altered

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Last updated on Friday, April 18, 2008.