Theme “Gratitude”
Dear old friend
Dear old friend
I stand here lost
Your collar and lead in hand.
What do I do now?
Tears fall silently
Into the silence
Where you are not.
Where are you now?
I close my eyes
I let my body feel you
Soft against me
As you used to do.
And as the days pass
And I carefully
Thank you for the stories
Written for the launch of the LGBT+ Unitarian Voices exhibition, 2023
As we leave here today, we give thanks for the many stories of our lives, and for all those who hold us gently while we tell them.
We leave grateful for the listeners, for those who sit quietly and give us the gift of a version
Chalice lighting for an animal service
We light this chalice thinking of the Spark of Life which infuses all creation.
From the smallest bacterium to the greatest whale, through the myriad shapes and sizes,
We recognise the Life-Force sustaining all,
And we give thanks that we are able to share it.
All that is
I close my eyes with gratitude
I open my ears to hear another’s voice
I let go of what I think of how things should be
I feel the wind or rain or sun if I make sure that I do
I dance I move I take heartbeat shaking actions
And beauty
I create
I
The ever opening heart
Thank you great mystery
For relationship
Thank you planet
For touching the mystery with me
Thank you
You and you all of you
For waking in the mystery too
An ever opening heart
Every day a new start
Supreme Love inspire
This chasm this vision
Taller deeper wider
In this Great Mystery
May we always
Prayer
Let us pray:
I ask you to think of somebody who has been special in your Life.
This person might be
You could even choose somebody
Think now about why you have chosen this person. Is it
Whatever the reason hold that thought in your heart for a moment.
Remember that person in your heart with a smile of your own
Let us give thanks
A prayer for use at the General Assembly Annual Meetings, 2022
Let us give thanks for:
The meeting organisers
The secretaries and letter writers
The minute takers
The small-change counters
The safeguarding officers
Those website wonks and brave Zoom managers
The article writers
The flower arrangers
The meeters and greeters
The biscuit providers
The gloved washer-uppers
Those who dust, mop and vacuum
The chair stackers
The car-lift givers
The hand holders
Those
Spirit love prayer
We pray for those who are ill, those are burdened with worries and cares, those who are in despair, those who are suffering from loss, those caught up in personal conflict, and those who are at war.
May they feel the comfort and strength that the Spirit Divine can give them; May wisdom and faith