Let this year be a clean slate for new beginnings.

There in the deep sack of night, a tiny Hope was born. 

What if sometimes it’s about sparking potential into possibility, and possibility into existence?

May we each find the balance point we need

May we remember that we each carry inside of us a spark of the Divine.

May the promises you have made to yourself about who you want to be feel closer to the reality of who you are right now.

We teach girls to be likeable, to be nice, to be false. And we do not teach boys the same. This is dangerous.

Everything is about to change. And it already has. It will be. It was. It is. The dawn you eagerly await to end the long, cold darkness is already full sun far off in the east. Yet even after light’s return spring is months away. Thirty long years pass after His birth before the Messiah comes.

[Names], as you step forward into your next chapter, we send with you our fondest hopes and blessings. May life bring enough challenge to fuel your dreams, enough affirmation to honor your gifts and enough nurture to give your spirit peace. Believe in your vision. Follow your dreams....

In the spirit of community and a sense of purpose in our ministry: Let us commence the discovery of our strengths, our concerns, our grief and our joy. Let this journey be one of love, authenticity and reverence....

Note: This ritual combines fresh water with water from the previous year that has been boiled and filtered. The combined water is poured over the hands into the common bowl. Minister: The ancient Greek philosopher Heracltus of Ephesus is famous for one belief. He taught his students that...