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Closing Words

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

And now may we go forth in the certainty of faith
    Harold Babcock

And now we take our leave
    Barbara Cheatham

As far as our love flows; as far as our hope grows
    L. Annie Foerster

As we bring to a close our tribute to the journey
    Priscilla Murdock

As we depart one from another, let our hearts
    James A. Hobart

As we leave this community of the spirit
    Richard S. Gilbert

As you prepare to leave this sacred space
    Andrew Pakula

Between the dawn and dusk of our being
    Carl Seaburg

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Cherish your doubts, for doubt is the servant of truth
    Michael A. Schuler

Go now in peace. Deeply regard each other
    Barbara Hamilton-Holway

The Greek philosopher Plato compared the human mind to a ship
    Jeff Liebmann

If that which is most holy lies within the human person
    Eileen Karpeles

If we would but allow the majesty of creation to be
    Stephan Papa

If you are proud of this church, become its advocate
    Michael A. Schuler

In our hungering for meaning
    Bruce Southworth

In the end it won’t matter how much we have
    John Morgan

In the river, the water continually flows on
    Charles Grady

In the moments when Word is silence
    Susan L. Van Dreser

In this community we give and we receive
    Sydney Kay Wilde

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Let us go forth into the world through a door of hope
    Marjorie Newlin Leaming

Let us sing the magic of imagination
    Susan L. Van Dreser

Lighting a candle is like the beginning of life
    Lee Huebert

May the love that is the doctrine of this church
    Kenneth R. Warren

May the quality of our lives be our benediction
    Philip Randall Giles

May this ending be our beginning
    Marianne Hachten-Cotter

May we be aware of our weaknesses and strengthened
    Robert T. Dick

May we go forth from this place thankful
    Charles A. Howe

May we leave this place seeking an uncharted
    Bets Wienecke

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May we never rest until every child of earth is free
    John Cummins

Mindful of our highest aspirations
    Becky Edmiston-Lange

Much of ministry is a benediction
    Susan Manker-Seale

Now may our wisdom show itself in compassion
    Philip Randall Giles

Our eyes and minds turn now toward the ordinary
    Norman V. Naylor

Our time in this place may have ended, but our connection
    Kathy Huff

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Remembering our spiritual, courageous ancestors
    Rhys Williams

Remembering that the universe is so much larger
    Marjorie Newlin Leaming

Reminded that we are part and participants
    Norman V. Naylor

That which is worthy of doing, create with your hands
    Steve J. Crump

There is, finally, only one thing required of us
    Kendyl Gibbons

Through our temporary lives the great currents of history
    Carl Seaburg

To pass the peace is a revolutionary act
    Clarke Wells

To water in excelsis. In vino veritas
    Richard M. Fewkes

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Walk softly. Speak truthfully. Love gently
    Elaine Gallagher Gehrmann

We all have two religions
    William E. Gardner

We extinguish the chalice here that it might glow gently
    Martha L. Munson

We extinguish this flame, a mere wisp of matter
    Rolfe Gehrhardt

We have a calling in this world
    Jean M. Rickard

We have come together to share our deepest concerns
    Bob Kaufmann

We have gathered here today to feel the truth
    Carol Huston

We have reached the end of this time for the gathering
    Michael A. Schuler

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We receive fragments of holiness, glimpses of eternity
    Sara Campbell

We shall overcome. When we can truly celebrate
    Jonalu Johnstone

We walk this earth but a brief moment in time
    Tim Haley

When all is quiet and we are small and the night is dark
    Jane Rzepka

When we say, "Go now in peace," we mean the peace
    Amy McKenzie Quinn

Who could do better than to be a singer
    David A. Johnson

With faith in the creative powers of life
    Lindsay Bates

Worship need not cease. It can echo in our lives
    Gordon B. McKeeman

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