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Words to Close a Service
After the words, a quiet; after the songs, a silence
Benediction
-- Max Coots
And now as we extinguish our Flaming Chalice
And now may the blessings of life be upon us
Benediction
-- Gary Kowalski
And now may the rhythms of our coming together
Benediction
-- Richard S. Gilbert
And now may we go forth in the certainty of faith
Closing Words
-- Harold Babcock
And now we take our leave
Closing Words
-- Barbara Cheatham
As far as our love flows; as far as our hope grows
Closing Words
-- L. Annie Foerster
As we bring to a close our tribute to the journey
Closing Words
-- Priscilla Murdock
As we depart one from another, let our hearts
Closing Words
-- James A. Hobart
As we leave this community of the spirit
Closing Words
-- Richard S. Gilbert
As you prepare to leave this sacred space
Closing Words
-- Andrew Pakula
Awesome and gracious God -- you who are the power
Benediction
-- Polly Leland-Mayer
Between the dawn and dusk of our being
Closing Words
-- Carl Seaburg
Cheered by our community, blessed by our covenant
Benediction
-- Burton D. Carley
Cherish your doubts, for doubt is the servant of truth
Closing Words
-- Michael A. Schuler
God, we beseech you, by your great goodness defend
Prayer
-
Benediction
-- Anne Treadwell
Go in peace, embraced by the light and warmth
Benediction
-- Sarah Lammert
Go in peace. Hold in your heart the certainty
Benediction
-- Enid A. Virago
Go in peace. Live simply, at home in yourself
Benediction
-- Mark Belletini
Go in peace, speak the truth, give thanks each day
Benediction
-- Gary Kowalski
Go now in peace. Deeply regard each other
Closing Words
-- Barbara Hamilton-Holway
The Greek philosopher Plato compared the human mind to a ship
Closing Words
-- Jeff Liebmann
The hand in yours belongs to a person
Benediction
-- Erika Hewitt
If that which is most holy lies within the human person
Closing Words
-- Eileen Karpeles
If we would but allow the majesty of creation to be
Closing Words
-- Stephan Papa
If you are proud of this church, become its advocate
Closing Words
-- Michael A. Schuler
Incandescent, the bright autumn leaf clings to the branch
Prayer
-- John H. Robinson
In our hungering for meaning
Closing
Words -- Bruce Southworth
In the end it won’t matter how much
we have
Closing
Words -- John Morgan
In the moments when Word is silence
Meditation
-
Closing Words
-- Susan L. Van Dreser
In the river, the water continually flows on
Closing Words
-- Charles Grady
In this community we give and we receive
Closing Words
-- Sydney Kay Wilde
In your life, may you know the holy meaning
Benediction
-- Mark Mosher DeWolfe
Keeping faith, our faithfulness keeps us
Benediction
-- Ray Nasemann
Let us bless and keep one
another.
Benediction
-- John Morgan
Let us go forth into the world through
a door of hope
Closing
Words -- Marjorie Newlin Leaming
Let us go out now into the sun-washed light
Benediction
-- Judy Welles
Let us sing the magic of imagination
Closing Words
-- Susan L. Van Dreser
Lighting a candle is like the beginning of life
Closing Words
-- Lee Huebert
The Lord bless you and keep you
Benediction
-- Charles C. Forman
May our faith sustain us, our hope inspire us
Benediction
-- Jim Wickman
May our lives be blest according to the depth of our love
Blessing
-- Paul H. Beattie
May the love that gives to life its beauty
Benediction
-- George G. Brooks
May the love that is the doctrine of this church
Closing Words
-- Kenneth R. Warren
May the love that overcomes all differences
Benediction
-- F. E. Gillis
May the prayers of our hearts and the songs of our lips
Benediction
-- Phyllis B. O'Connell
May the quality of our lives be our benediction
Closing Words
-- Philip Randall Giles
May this ending be our beginning
Closing Words
-- Marianne Hachten-Cotter
May we be aware of our weaknesses and strengthened
Affirmation
-
Closing Words
-- Robert T. Dick
May we go forth from this place thankful
Closing Words
-- Charles A. Howe
May we leave this place seeking an uncharted
Closing Words
-- Bets Wienecke
May we never rest until every child of earth is free
Closing Words
-- John Cummins
May we open ourselves ever more fully
Blessing
-- Carol Meyer
Mindful of our highest aspirations
Closing Words
-- Becky Edmiston-Lange
Much of ministry is a benediction
Closing Words
-- Susan Manker-Seale
Now may our wisdom show itself in compassion
Closing Words
-- Philip Randall Giles
Now may the love of truth guide you
Benediction
-- Jane Mauldin
Our eyes and minds turn now toward the ordinary
Closing Words
-- Norman V. Naylor
Our time in this place may have ended, but our connection
Closing Words
-- Kathy Huff
Remembering our spiritual, courageous ancestors
Closing Words
-- Rhys Williams
Remembering that the universe is so much larger
Closing Words
-- Marjorie Newlin Leaming
Reminded that we are part and participants
Closing Words
-- Norman V. Naylor
That which is worthy of doing, create with your hands
Closing Words
-- Steve J. Crump
There is, finally, only one thing required of us
Closing Words
-- Kendyl Gibbons
Through our temporary lives the great currents of history
Closing Words
-- Carl Seaburg
To pass the peace is a revolutionary act
Closing Words
-- Clarke Wells
To water in excelsis. In vino veritas
Closing Words
-- Richard M. Fewkes
Walk softly. Speak truthfully. Love gently
Closing Words
-- Elaine Gallagher Gehrmann
We all have two religions
Closing Words
-- William E. Gardner
We extinguish the chalice here that it might glow gently
Closing Words
-- Martha L. Munson
We extinguish this flame, a mere wisp of matter
Closing Words
-- Rolfe Gehrhardt
We have a calling in this world
Closing Words
-- Jean M. Rickard
We have come together to share our deepest concerns
Closing Words
-- Bob Kaufmann
We have gathered here today to feel the truth
Closing Words
-- Carol Huston
We have reached the end of this time for the gathering
Closing Words
-- Michael A. Schuler
We receive fragments of holiness, glimpses of eternity
Closing Words
-- Sara Campbell
We shall overcome. When we can truly celebrate
Closing Words
-- Jonalu Johnstone
We walk this earth but a brief moment in time
Closing Words
-- Tim Haley
When all is quiet and we are small and the night is dark
Closing Words
-- Jane Rzepka
When we say, "Go now in peace," we mean the peace
Closing Words
-- Amy McKenzie Quinn
Who could do better than to be a singer
Closing Words
-- David A. Johnson
With faith in the creative powers of life
Closing Words
-- Lindsay Bates
With faith to face our challenges
Affirmation
-- Gary Kowalski
Worship need not cease. It can echo in our lives
Closing Words
-- Gordon B. McKeeman
The worship of the gathered community is now ended
Benediction
-- Gordon B. McKeeman
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