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Closing words bring the service to an end and prepare people to return home. If the service has been thematically tied together, the words can be a summation, a parting thought, a final nugget for people to reflect on throughout the week.

Benediction comes from the Latin, to speak well or the good words, and are a final blessing on the community. Benedictions are a blessing: words of comfort, strength, and encouragement for the week to come.

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  • a black-and-white photo of a woman's wrinkled, graceful hands stacked on top of each other.
    Become aware of the hands that you are holding: their warmth, texture, and weight. As an infant, these same hands reached out for the nourishment of milk. As a child, these hands shakily wrote a name on paper for the first time....
    Closing | By Amy Bowden Freedman, Keith Kron | June 1, 2016 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Body, Connections, Direct Experience, Growth, Justice, Purpose, Service, Work