Theme “Peace”
O Soul of Love
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O Soul of love, great well of peace,
help us to love, not fear;
we cherish stillness, quiet, space,
but worldly thoughts press near.
We need our friends, yet we hold back;
no-one is constant, true;
but human contact then we lack,
to touch our souls
War
It is strange
How times change
What once was
Considered outrageous
Into what is now
Deemed
Right.
When I was 15
In school one day
When asked to find a simile
For war
I said
Futility.
And uproar then ensued;
For
I had failed
To see
How that would
Sound
To those
Who had
Returned
Peace prayer
Oh you to whom we pray
And to whom we give many names and none,
May our prayer be heard.
In our world there is so much conflict,
So much division,
So much hatred over so little;
The colour of skin,
The name of the divine,
The manner of dress,
Whether we are man or
No more poppy petals needed
Peace means not-war
Peace means no violence
Peace means we will have learned not to fight over disagreements
Peace means humanity will have finally grown up
Peace means kindness without limits
Peace means there will be enough plough shares to go round
Peace means equity between all people
Peace means trust and respect
Peace means
Lead me from Death to Life, from Falsehood to Truth
There are dark and painful times
when I know a dying inside,
a dying of the soul perhaps,
when all my spiritual energy is drained,
when I have nothing left to give.
I need to find the strength
to move from these times
to choose life, to affirm life,
to begin to feel
once again fully
Psalm 23
A Version of Psalm 23 by Rev. Maud Robinson
Love is my shepherd; I shall not want
She bids me lie down in green pastures
She leads me beside quiet waters.
She restores my soul
She leads me in paths of righteousness for her name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the
A Chalice of Peace
Today I light our chalice for those who are embroiled in conflict, for they may not be able to burn with the serenity of compassion.
Today I light our chalice for the downtrodden and the hopeless, for they may not be able to light their own flames of joy.
Today I light our chalice for those who
Go forward in peace
As we leave today’s gathering and head into the coming week, may we both find peace and work for peace.
May we be treated generously and treat the people around us with generosity.
May we have wisdom, strength, and patience and know when to exercise each.
May the community of love that we share here