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Opening Words

Andrew C. Kennedy

We come to love a church,

We come to love a church,
     the traditions, the history,
     and especially the people associated with it.

And through these people,
     young and old,
     known and unknown,
     we reach out --

Both backward into history
     and forward into the future --

To link together the generations
     in this imperfect, but blessed community
     of memory and hope.

Source: 1997 UUMA Worship Materials Collection; altered

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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