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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 sepia-tone photo of a broken loaf of bread and a glass of red wine
    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 WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Christianity, Community, Earth, Food, Food Justice, Friendship, Gratitude
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord keep all those whom you love, whether here or in some other place. May God be your companion and you be God's friend, as you walk together through all the days of your life; and at the journey's end, may you find the welcome of God's love. It keeps us all.
    Closing | By Charles C Forman | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Christianity, Connections, Death, Friendship, God, Reverence, Sacred, Salvation, Unitarian Universalism