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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  • In this community we give and we receive. May we go forth, now, to share the bounty of our love.
    Closing | By Sydney K Wilde | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Abundance, Gratitude, Love, Service, Stewardship, Unitarian Universalism
  • If you are proud of this church, become its advocate. If you are concerned for it future, share its message. If its values resonate deep within you, give it a measure of your devotion. This church cannot survive without your faith, your confidence, your enthusiasm. Its destiny, the larger hope,...
    Closing | By Michael A Schuler | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Commitment, Responsibility, Stewardship, Strength, Unitarian Universalism