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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 close-up of a leaf, whose many closely-spaced veins are colored green and red. The first impression is of an abstract pattern of curving parallel lines.
    Let us continue to grow as citizens of our communities, our nation, and our world. Let us work to build the common good, for ourselves and the generations to come.
    Closing | By Shari Woodbury | October 5, 2024 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: America, Community, Earth, Generations, Growth
  • Two children in silhouette against a dark, stormy sky. The children are facing one another, and the taller one holds an umbrella over them both.
    You are now holding in your heart a precious commodity. Someone trusted you with what was irking them, what brought them joy, what enraged them, what frightened them, what moved them, or simply, what is.
    Benediction | By Rumni Saha | August 21, 2024 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Community Ministry Sunday, Ministerial Transition, Ministry, WorshipWeb, Worship
  • A lily blossom, with pale violet leaves and yellow stamens, floats in a pond. Our view is from directly above, and in the water around the blossom we see the reflection of the concentric circles of the frames supporting the glass roof of a greenhouse.
    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.
    Chalice Extinguishing | By Eric Hepburn | July 17, 2024 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Healing, Love, Truth, WorshipWeb, Worship
  • An overhead view of an orange and red burst of flame against a deep black background
    Let us remember that we are not alone until we light this flame next time.
    Chalice Extinguishing | By Ben Atherton-Zeman | December 11, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Commitment, Community, Connections, Relationships, WorshipWeb, Worship
  • A dark hand tattooed with "love" and "hope" holding a smaller, lighter hand with a small bracelet with a heart charm.
    Love holds all of you.
    Benediction | By Carrie Holley-Hurt | September 15, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Immanence, Love, Transcendence
  • Seven leaves, all of the same variety but in a range of colors from green to gold to red, are strung on a line to represent a continuum.
    May we each find the balance point we need
    Closing | By Michelle Collins | September 15, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Beginnings, Change, Ending, Life Transition, Limitations, Transformation, WorshipWeb, Worship
  • Seen from above, an ivory pillar candle burns on a slate surface with a branch of greenery resting nearby.
    Be kind. Be brave. Be just. Be merciful.
    Benediction | By Adam Slate | March 13, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Courage, Hope, Justice, Kindness, WorshipWeb, Worship
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    We end our gathering with gratitude for camaraderie, shared wisdom, goodwill, and support
    Benediction | By Adam Slate | March 10, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: WorshipWeb, Worship
  • A close-up of reeds strands interwoven on the side of a basket.
    May we prevail in our intentions to make a gift of the world to the next generations.
    Benediction | By Ma Theresa "Tet" Gustilo Gallardo | March 8, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: WorshipWeb, Worship
  • Three Flags at Winchester Unitarian Society
    … unfinished, unrelenting people of rebellious joy taking to … into simple hope we are democracy, people of principles taking on …
    Benediction | By Lucas Hergert | March 3, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Activism, Democracy, Humanism, Justice, Secular, Seven Principles
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    From this ground, let us sow mercy, justice, and compassion.
    Chalice Extinguishing | By Melissa Jeter | March 2, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Abundance, Grace, Imagination, WorshipWeb, Worship
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    We can use our inner lights to kindle new sparks throughout our lives and in the world.
    Chalice Extinguishing | By Amanda Alice Uluhan | February 24, 2023 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Purpose, Unitarian Universalism, WorshipWeb, Worship
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    May love guide you on your journey forward
    Benediction | By Caitlin Cotter Coillberg | October 18, 2022 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Ministerial Transition, Ministry, Unitarian Universalism, WorshipWeb, Worship
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    Go out now with hearts and hands and minds renewed.
    Benediction | By Pat Uribe-Lichty | October 18, 2022 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Commitment, Justice, Living Our Faith, Service, Work
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    The flame that is our promise of universal salvation can never be extinguished.
    Chalice Extinguishing | By Phoenix Bell-Shelton Biggs | October 18, 2022 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Christianity, God, Living Our Faith
  • A beautiful sunflower outdoors
    The work of radical inclusion; of collective liberation.
    Closing | By Emily Richards | October 18, 2022 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Business Meetings, Living Our Faith, Purpose
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    We are all called to serve, to grow, and to love as we continue this journey of transformation.
    Benediction | By Kent McKusick | July 27, 2022 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Growth, Love, Service, WorshipWeb, Worship
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    May it ignite our energies to dream, to build.
    Chalice Extinguishing | By Vanessa Titang | January 21, 2022 | From WorshipWeb
  • A chalice mandala created by Tanya Webster.
    We extinguish this flame but not its meaning and mission in our hearts.
    Chalice Extinguishing | By Maggie Lovins | January 19, 2022 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: WorshipWeb, Worship
  • Path through tall trees in foggy light
    Friends, thank you for your witness to all that exists on the margins; thank you for your commitment to hold yourselves and one other in great and steadfast love. Moving forward from this space, may we continue to nurture spiritual growth. May we continue to travel along the winding pathway to...
    Closing | By Phoenix Bell-Shelton Biggs | January 13, 2022 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Brokenness, Community, Healing