Prayer or meditation
A Unitarian Gloria
This reading is inspired by the words of the Gloria in the traditional Latin Mass, which is often set to music.
We rejoice in the glory of the universe
We live in the hope of peace on earth
For all people, even those who disagree with our views.
We praise the giver of life
The parent,
For the waters of the earth
Genesis 1: 2; Psalm 104: 25; Psalm 107: 23–24
O God, whose Spirit moved upon the face of the primeval deep;
whose works and wonders are seen by those who go down to the sea in ships;
whose ocean bounty is gathered with skill and hope and courage,
as it was by the first disciples;
we
Prayer of names
This is an alternative to lighting candles of joys and concerns which can be used if you light candles silently at another time in the service, or don’t use candles.
I invite you into a time of prayer and meditation.
We come together in fellowship each Sunday with hearts full of joy and full of concern.
If
Prayer for all
Spirit of Life and Love
God of our hearts
As we seek connection with someone, some thing beyond ourselves,
We remain humbled by the awesome complexity of the universe,
The miracle of creation and the grace of the ultimate spirit
In this time of prayer, let us give thanks for our community and our many gifts by
Eternal martyr
For Good Friday
We remember, today, the eternal martyr:
who offends the bigotry of others
and threatens their selfish insecurity;
who is the repressed conscience
and the uncomfortable truth –
integrity amidst corruption.
He is crucified, she is shot;
he is gassed, she is burned;
he is poisoned, she is hanged;
she is raped and beaten, he
Springtime blessing
May the blessings of the earth delight our springtime days,
and may the love of God that flowered in Jesus
be with us, in us, and between us, for ever.
Amen.
We leave this house
We leave this house
with the blessing of the Spirit we have shared.
As we go out to walk the green Earth
under the vault of heaven,
we remain one body,
whether together or apart.
Amen.
Divine unity
Out of the Divine Unity we came.
In the Divine Unity we live and move
and have our being.
To the Divine Unity we will return.
There are no beginnings and no endings,
save those we impose to cope with eternity.
There is no knowledge of the Great Mystery,
save the precious fragments we are given