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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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  • Moonlight shines down on a thick forest of evergreen trees, dusted with snow
    Night has fallen. Stars beckon in an indigo and velvet sky Somewhere a baby is being born. Tonight, the world lazes in a love of goodness while glories stream from heaven afar God is meeting us, tonight, where we are. So be not afraid, and be of good cheer, We wish you, each and all, very Merry...
    Benediction | By Tom Schade | January 18, 2017 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Awe, Beauty, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Love, Tradition, Wonder
  • Lit candles held in a row of cupped hands
    This was written for Christmas Eve, or other occasions when people are each holding a candle. The spirit of the holy dwells in each of us. The spirit of love dwells in each of us. May the flames in our hands remind us that Eternal Love dwells in our hearts....
    Benediction | By Renee Ruchotzke | January 1, 2017 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Awe, Christmas Eve / Christmas, Community, Connections, Immanence, Love, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
  • A night sky with a band of stars
    I know not where you are, Whether your soul is traveling the universal highway Or as I imagine, sitting at the left hand of God Being consulted about matters of consequence....
    Closing | By Jay Wolin | November 10, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Awe, Direct Experience, Generations, History, Love, Wonder
  • a very bright and elongated meteor in the night sky, over a dark horizon
    My friends, may the Spirit of Love be A living flame before you, A guiding star above you, A firm path below you, And a gentle presence behind you.
    Closing | By Eric Williams | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Love, Presence, Reverence, Transcendence, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
  • a very bright and elongated meteor in the night sky, over a dark horizon
    Like the cosmic dust following after a great Perseid meteor, we are the living remnants of time and all that has come to pass in its wake—briefly shining lights on the way to eternity. We are only visible to the naked eye for an instant. Take this moment to shine like the start dust you are. May...
    Benediction | By Mary Edes | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Awe, Beauty, Earth, Earth-Centered, Generations, Transcendence, Wonder
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    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 WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Transformation, Truth, Wonder
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    Remembering that the universe is so much larger than our ability to comprehend, let us go forth from this time together with the resolve to stop trying to reduce the incomprehensible to our own petty expectations, so that wonder—that sense of what is sacred—can find space to open up our minds...
    Closing | By Marjorie Newlin Leaming | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Awe, Contemplation, Direct Experience, Mystery, Sacred, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    Lighting a candle is somewhat like the beginning of life. If that is true, then perhaps extinguishing a candle is like the ending of life. But death may not be the end of us. We live on in the memories of friends and loved ones....
    Chalice Extinguishing | By Lee Huebert | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: All Souls Day, Death, Día de los Muertos, Letting Go, Memorial Services, Mystery, Purpose, Remembrance Day, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    If we would but allow the majesty of creation to be, it would bless us. If we would incorporate the myriad aspects of creation instead of trying to incarcerate them, the war would end. If we could accept ourselves, maybe then we would accept others. If all these questions add up to confusion, all...
    Closing | By Stephan R Papa | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Contemplation, Self-Respect, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
  • Unitarian Universalist Association Chalice
    Who could do better than to be a singer on the high wind-swept hills of life, bringing songs to the soul, songs full of loveliness and hope for all people.
    Closing | By David A Johnson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Hope, Joy, Wonder