Chalice lighting
Chalice lighting
May the light we now kindle,
Inspire us to use our powers.
To heal and not to harm.
To help and not to hinder.
To bless and not to curse.
To uphold the Spirit of Freedom!
Chalice lighting
We light this chalice as a symbol of the spark of life which abides within us and around us.
May it be as a light in a dark night, a light in a window that welcomes the weary traveller home.
May it be as a light in the hand of a trusted friend, that guides us along
I look around this chapel today
I look around this chapel today and I’m glad to see you.
I can only guess how each of you is feeling today.
Some of you are happy to be here.
Some of you have had a rough week and almost didn’t come.
Some of you have sorrow in your hearts.
Others are celebrating a
Chalice lighting
We light this chalice, symbol of the Light within us and around us.
May this gathering for worship enlighten our hearts, and our minds, and our souls.
And may the Inner Light of the Spirit be kindled by our time together.
Amen
We join together now…
We join together now to worship as a beloved community.
Each individual brings to our gathering faith and ideas, but each of us also yearns to share fellowship one with the other.
May we look beyond any differences to the common bonds that unite us: Faith, hope, and love.
And may those divine qualities shine through our worship today.
We enter into this time and this place… 
We enter into this time and this place to join our hearts and minds together.
We come to this place: the doors open, the heat comes on, biscuits are laid, the water heats, and you all come.
What is it that we come here seeking? Many things, too many to mention them all.
Yet, it is