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May the Waters gathered here remind us of what each of us brings to this community and of the waters that nourished us before we were even born, that continue to give us sustenance and energy for our life journeys. and for all creatures on this earth....Blessing | By Susan Karlson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Abundance, Earth, Gratitude, Growth, Interdependence, Journey, Nature, Sacred, Searching, Strength, Unitarian Universalism, Water CommunionWorship element
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May we look with gratitude upon this day, for the beauty of the world, for the first radiance of dawn and the last smoldering glow of sunset....Meditation | By Michael R Leduc | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: GratitudeWorship element
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Let us rejoice for the families who have gathered this Thanksgiving to express their thanks and to celebrate the bounty of their lives. Let us join together in support of those whose families are far away, with distances in many forms. Let us hold one another in gentle reverence this holiday of...Meditation | By Elizabeth M Strong | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Death, Family, Gratitude, Illness, Thanksgiving, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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Let us praise those fathers who have striven to balance the demands of work, marriage, and children with an honest awareness of both joy and sacrifice. Let us praise those fathers who, lacking a good model for a father, have worked to become a good father. Let us praise those fathers who by their...Meditation | By Kirk D Loadman-Copeland | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Balance, Children, Family, Father's Day, Fathers, Gratitude, Healing, Love, Parents, Relationships, SacrificeWorship element -
Each of the stars in the heavens is unique, an individual, yet together they form the night sky; Each of us here is unique, an individual, yet together we are a congregation; Each of our congregations is unique, an individual, yet together we are an Association....Chalice Lighting | By Erik Walker Wikstrom | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Awe, Caring, Connections, Diversity, Gratitude, Identity, Individualism, Nature, Purpose, RelationshipsWorship element -
Let us join our hearts and minds in the quiet of meditation and prayer. How shall we pray? First, let us be open to the silence. Let us hear the sounds in this room, the noises outside, and the comfortable murmur from the children downstairs. Let us begin to hear the soft beating of our hearts....Prayer | By Judith L Quarles | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Community, Connections, Gratitude, Silence, Solidarity, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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There are some heights to which we have not risen, and never will; there are some depths to which we have not fallen, and never will, we pray. Somewhere between there are places where we can reach up and reach out for the strength we need for our journey. This is such a place. Thus we pause for...Opening | By Paul H Bicknell | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Balance, Direct Experience, GratitudeWorship element
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We receive fragments of holiness, glimpses of eternity, brief moments of insight. Let us gather them up for the precious gifts that they are, and, renewed by their grace, move boldly into the unknown.Closing | By Sarah York | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Grace, Gratitude, PurposeWorship element
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For our community gathered here, for the spirit that called us together and drew us to this place: We give thanks this day....Opening | By Jane E Mauldin | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: GratitudeWorship element
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Come, let us worship together. Let us open our minds to the challenge of reason, open our hearts to the healing of love, open our lives to the calling of conscience, open our souls to the comfort of joy....Opening | By Lindsay Bates | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Gratitude, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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Amid all the noise in our lives, we take this moment to sit in silence -- to give thanks for another day; to give thanks for all those in our lives who have brought us warmth and love; to give thanks for the gift of life. We know we are on our pilgrimage here but a brief moment in time....Opening | By Tim Haley | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: GratitudeWorship element
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To water in excelsis. In vino veritas. As the Son of Man (or, Jesus) came eating and drinking and made friends with the people of the earth regardless of social distinction or class, let us strive to do likewise in our own eating and drinking, thinking and speaking, living and acting....Closing | By Richard M Fewkes | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Christianity, Community, Earth, Food, Food Justice, Friendship, GratitudeWorship element -
May we go forth from this place thankful for the life that sustains and renews us, and open to the grace that surrounds and surprises us. May we go forth from this place with openness and with thanksgiving.Closing | By Charles A. Howe | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Grace, Gratitude, Sacred, Searching, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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In this community we give and we receive. May we go forth, now, to share the bounty of our love.Closing | By Sydney K Wilde | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Abundance, Gratitude, Love, Service, Stewardship, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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And now we take our leave. Before we gather here again-- may each of us bring happiness into another's life; may we each be surprised by the gifts that surround us; may each of us be enlivened by constant curiosity -- And may we remain together in spirit til the hour we meet again.Closing | By Barbara Cheatham | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Community, Gratitude, Happiness, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element
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For the gift of this day and for our community of spiritual nurture and compassion, we give thanks. We light this chalice as a symbol of our faith. May our many sparks meet and merge in communion of heart and soul.Chalice Lighting | By Bruce Southworth | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Caring, Commitment, Community, Compassion, Faith, Gratitude, Growth, Hope, Presence, ReverenceWorship element -
We pause this hour to honor the spirit and to accept ourselves as fragile humans, equally full of nobility and strength. We gather, weary of life’s trials, yet cheered by infinite possibilities for love’s grace. We meet with smiles and glad voices for old friends and new—every stranger a gift...Reading | By Bruce Southworth | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Grace, GratitudeWorship element
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Take a moment right now to visualize in your mind’s eye the first American Thanksgiving feast which our Pilgrim forebears shared with their Native American neighbors on the shores of Massachusetts Bay in the Fall of 1621. If you’re like me, you imagined a pretty pleasant and peaceable scene—a...Sermon | By Scott W. Alexander | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Courage, Gratitude, History, SufferingWorship element
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We give thanks for the animals Who live close to nature, Who remind us of the sanctities of birth and death, Who do not trouble their lives with foreboding or grief, Who let go each moment as it passes, And accept each new one as it comes With serenity and grace....Meditation | By Gary Kowalski | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Animals, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Gratitude, PeaceWorship element
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In this religious community we reach back into the past to honor those who came before us and those who have given much so that we may be here today. And we reach forward with hands of welcome to embrace those who have newly joined our Fellowship....Closing | By Thomas Rhodes | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Connections, Direct Experience, Generations, Gratitude, New Member Ceremony, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element