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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 wide path curves through a stand of trees in what appears to be late winter
    Go forth in simplicity. Find and walk the path that leads to compassion and wisdom, that leads to happiness, peace and ease. Welcome the stranger and open your heart to a world in need of healing. Be courageous before the forces of hate. Hold and embody a vision of the common good that serves the...
    Benediction | By Sam Trumbore | December 8, 2016 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), Community, Compassion, Courage, Freedom, Healing, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Simplicity, Unitarian Universalism, Vision, Wisdom
  • Candle in a person's hand
    Within each of our hearts there is a most glorious light....
    Benediction | By James Morison | April 4, 2016 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Generosity, Healing, Hope, Humanism, Love, Secular, Strength, Unitarian Universalism, Wisdom, Worth
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    Walk softly. Speak truthfully. Love gently. Breathe deeply. Live wisely. Go in peace.
    Closing | By Elaine Gallagher Gehrmann | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Body, Peace, Truth, Wisdom
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    Now may our wisdom show itself in compassion and understanding; and may the fruits of the spirit be apparent in our lives.
    Closing | By Philip Randall Giles | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Compassion, Integrity, Wisdom