Prayer for joys and concerns
by Tess Baumberger
Spirit of life and spirit of grace, Rest with us this day, in this place. We lift up every joy, every gladness, We hold up every hurt, every sadness Spoken in this good company As well as every secret ...

If you woke this morning with a sorrow so heavy
by Judy Welles
... be an opportunity for that during the coffee hour. [End with the lighting of one last candle] For the joys and sorrows that haven't been spoken, but which remain in the silent sanctuaries of our hearts. ...

How Shall We Pray?
by Judith L. Quarles
... that we by ourselves could never manage.In this time of silence let us form our own prayers out of the concerns of our hearts.—Amen

We are people of all ages
by Carol Meyer
We are people of all ages who enter this space bringing our joys and our concerns.      We come together in hope. We greet each other warmly with our voices and our smiles.      ...

We are people of all ages who enter this space
by Carol Meyer
We are people of all ages who enter this space bringing our joys and our concerns.      We come together in hope. We greet each other warmly with our voices and our smiles.      ...

Spring
by Charles F. Flagg
Leader: Spring, the triumph of light over darkness,Response: Victory of newness and growth, and warmth vanquishing cold,Leader: We, too, know coldness and darkness within us, as it is in our world.Response: ...

We have come together to share our deepest concerns
by Robert F. Kaufmann
We have come together to share our deepest concerns, speaking and singing words of inspiration and hope. We have committed ourselves to do what we can to ease the burdens of those who suffer, to stand ...

For Palm Sunday
by Charles F. Flagg
Leader: Every endeavor begins with a first step, and encounters darkness and difficulty along the way.Response: We know the darkness of ignorance, of fear, and of tyranny.Leader: Yet we know the dawning ...

Breath Meditation
by Samuel A. Trumbore
... tomorrow.Feel the restorative power of the peace of this moment.A peace, large enough to opento the concerns and sorrows that trouble us.A stillness, quiet enough to respondto the joys and celebrations ...

Closing Words
by Robert F. Kaufmann
We have come together to share our deepest concerns, speaking and singing words of inspiration and hope. We have committed ourselves to do what we can to ease the burdens of those who suffer, to stand ...

May we look with gratitude upon this day,
by Michael R. Leduc
... for the first radiance of dawn and the last smoldering glow of sunset. Let us be thankful for physical joys, for hills to climb and hard work to do, for music that lifts our hearts in one breath, for ...

Do not leave your cares at the door.
by Norman V. Naylor
Do not leave your cares at the door. Do not leave there your pain, your sorrow or your joys. Bring them with you into this place of acceptance and forgiveness. Place them on the common altar of life and ...

O God, whom we know as love,
by Wayne B. Arnason
... all whose names and faces have crossed our minds. We ask that old wounds may be healed, that constant joys may be celebrated, and that the love we share with the people in our lives may be our abiding ...

Candle Meditation for the High Holy Days
by Christine C. Robinson
... moment our memories of past evils, those done to us, and those in which we are implicated. We bring the joys and sorrows of our hearts, and the milestones and celebrations of our lives. We bring our fears ...

God, whom we know as love, we gather here this morning as seekers and finders, creators and destroyers, givers and receivers of love.
by Wayne B. Arnason
... all whose names and faces have crossed our minds. We ask that old wounds may be healed, that constant joys may be celebrated, and that the love we share with the people in our lives may be our abiding ...

As you prepare to leave this sacred space
by Andrew Pakula
... piece of this church in your heart.Wrap it carefully like a precious gem.Carry it with you through the joys and sorrows of your days - Let its gentle glow strengthen you, warm you, remind you of all that ...

Prayer for a Children's Sunday and Flower Communion
by Sheldon W. Bennett
... we inspire our children in their hopes and aspirations, and may we listen to them in their fears and concerns. Save us and restore us from those moments when we know that we fail. Rededicate us in our ...

For all that is our lives
by Erik Walker Wikstrom
... during the candles of joy and sorrow]. May we be reminded that all things come and go; that today’s joys and today’s sorrows will in time give way to those of tomorrow and that those of us ...

Singing in the Night
by David O. Rankin
... how short a time ago I was nothing,and in how short a time again I will not be here;To dwell on all joys, all ecstasies, all tenderRelations that give my life zest and meaning;To peek through a mystic ...

Holy One, known by many names
by Marta M. Flanagan
... hurt. We have fear: worries of what will be and how we will make do. We get carried away with small concerns: the daily issues that press upon us. Help us to let go. Free us from inner bonds. We look ...

The church is a body.
by Victoria Weinstein
... diversity,It is a vision of reverence for all of creation, It is a vision that beckons us beyond the concerns of our own skins.In the silence, may we abide as one body in the spirit of faith, hope and ...

Meditation for Beginning
by Judith L. Quarles
... open hearts. In this season of beginning    Some of us are celebrating triumphs and joys.    Some of us feel whole and happy.    Some of us ...

We bid you welcome on this first Sunday of the new year.
by Sylvia L. Howe
... the new year      saddened by our losses,      cherishing our joys,      aware of our failures,      mindful of days gone ...

In the midst of a world
by Rebecca Parker
... refreshed worlds. There must be those whose exuberance rises with lovely energy that articulates earth's joys. There must be those who are restless for respectful and loving companionship among human ...

Christmas Meditation
by Christine C. Robinson
... story.Like the wandering couple, may we find that our greatest trials issue forth from our greatest joys.Like the harried innkeeper, may we find ways to be of help to others.Like the lumbering beasts, ...