The sacred does not hide from the world—it lives in it.

You deserve a circle that sees your scars and your strength, your doubts and your radiance, and holds them all with care.

Our faith, like a light, illuminates the path before us…

In each breath we take, may we remember that the work of love, justice, and healing is ours to continue—both here and beyond these walls.

As we extinguish the flame of our chalice, may its lingering spark be carried in your heart until we are together again.

We extinguish this flame to remind us: love is the center. As we explore and rest, engage and heal: love remains the center. When all we can see is cold ashes: love remains.

Let us remember that we are not alone until we light this flame next time.

We extinguish this flame but not its meaning and mission in our hearts.

Though we experience discomfort, we are excited to give birth to a new, just world.

Hope continues, uncertain and true, like candlelight, ready to spark again.

Never has it been more true than now: We extinguish this flame, But the sparks within us remain alight. From each of us, in our supposed solitude, The signals buzz and hum, sparkling through space one to another, Connecting us invisibly But palpably. We are one. And from every window, Our light...

Blessed is the dark, in which our dreams stir and are revealed. Blessed is the dark of earth, where seeds come to life. Blessed are the depths of the ocean where no light shimmers: the womb of all earthly life. Blessed is the light into which we awake, the light that sparkles on the waters: that...

As flame is to spirit, so spirit is to breath, and breath to song. Though we extinguish the flame in this sanctuary, may we tend it in our hearts until we meet again.

It is our work, shared with each other in covenant, That creates and sustains this beloved community. We extinguish this chalice, but its light lives on in the directions we have chosen today. The light of this faith lives on in us, together, in our hearts, minds, bodies and spirits. Amen and...

We have basked in the warmth and beauty of this flame and this community. As the chalice flame is extinguished, let us carry its glow within. Let us kindle new sparks within these walls and beyond.

Worship Associate: This is the message of our faith Congregation (left): To act with passion in the face of injustice. Congregation (right): To love with courage in the midst of life’s pain. Worship Associate: This is the meaning of our chalice flame. All: May it empower our hearts until we are...