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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, Unity -
I send you out now, to share yourself with the world May its promise and complexity set your mind ablaze May you hold fast to what your life has taught you May you question everything And when you have changed the world, And the world has changed you, May you return again, to this place, And shar...Closing | By Kelly Weisman Asprooth-Jackson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Transformation, Truth, Wonder
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Take courage friends. The way is often hard, the path is never clear, and the stakes are very high. Take courage. For deep down, there is another truth: you are not alone.Closing | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Power, Solidarity, Strength, Unity
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To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk exposing our true self. To place our ideas—our dreams—before the crowd is to risk loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk despair. To try is to...Closing | By Anonymous | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Failure, Hope, Love
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To act so that our empathy is evident wherever we go—that's the object.Closing | By David Hicks MacPherson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Connections, Purpose -
Let us be humble, for the worst thing in the world is of the same stuff as we are. Let us be confident, for we too are composed of the same stuff as the stars. Amen.Closing | By Jay E Abernathy, Jr | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Humility
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Because of those who came before, we are;in spite of their failings, we believe;because of, and in spite of, the horizons of their vision,we, too, dream.Let us go remembering to praise,to live in the moment,to love mightily,to bow to the mystery.(No.680, Singing the Living Tradition)...Closing | By Barbara J Pescan | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Connections, Generations, Purpose, Tradition, Vision
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The world is too beautiful to be praised by only one voice. May you have the courage to sing your part. The world is too broken to be healed by only one set of hands. May you have the courage to use your gifts. May you go in peace.Benediction | By Eric Williams | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Brokenness, Courage, Healing
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Love is the Spirit of this church [or: congregation]. May the songs we sing celebrate this Love. May the lives we lead embody this Spirit. May you all go forth in peace.Benediction | By Eric Williams | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Arts & Music, Love, Purpose, Service, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Worth -
[And now], since the struggle deepens, since evil abides, and good does not yet prosper, Let us gather what strength we have, what confidence and valor that our small victories may end in triumph, and the world awaited be a world attained.Benediction | By Barrow Dunham | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Acceptance, Activism, Commitment, Hope, Strength
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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, Gratitude -
As we leave this hallowed place, may our feet remember its feel, So that wherever we walk, we know ourselves to be on hallowed ground. May we know that we are kin with every soul, every star, every stone and leaf of grass. And may our words be gentle and our touch be kind. Blessed be.Closing | By Amy Zucker Morgenstern | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Connections, Reverence