Theme “Gratitude”
Let us give thanks for the blessings of our lives
Let us give thanks for the blessings in our lives.
Let us feel the warmth of family love embracing us.
Let us feel the richness of friendships, let us give thanks for the care and support family and friends give to us.
They are a blessing to us whether we gather them to us when we
A Samhain thanksgiving prayer for the elements
Spirit of Life, we praise and thank you for the element of Air: Great Wind, who blew our ancestors here from over the sea, bring us your inspiration, that we may know our breath is the same air breathed by our ancestors.
We praise and thank you for the element of Fire: Great Sun, who has
Lord’s Prayer, redux, version 2
Our Father and Mother
Who are throughout the whole cosmos
Holy are Your Names
Your realm of justice come
Through the actions of our hands
And the desires of our hearts
Give us what will nourish us today
And forgive us when we miss the mark
As we forgive those who cross our boundaries
Give
Prayer for choirs
Spirit of Life, we thank you for our voices –
voices that sing of the beauty of the world,
voices that offer kind words to those in need,
voices that speak out against injustice,
voices that laugh and cry to express our joy and sorrow as we travel through life. May we always use our
Morning prayer
Beloved, I thank you for the gift of this day.
May I give freely from my heart,
Living with a deep and abiding joy.
As I move through the day
May I know truth,
Move in beauty,
Rest in grace,
And trust in Your steadfast love.
Amen.
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.