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Opening Words

Libbie D. Stoddard

We have come into this room of hope

We have come into this room of hope
     where our hearts and minds are opened to the future.
We have come into this room of justice
     where we set aside our fear to name freely every oppression.
We have come into this room of love
     where we know that no lives are insignificant.
We have come into this room of song
     where we unite our voices
     in the somber and the beautiful melodies of life.

Source: 1997 UUMA Worship Materials Collection

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Last updated on Friday, April 18, 2008.