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Learning Guide

Leading Meditation and Prayer

Search for words to lead a congregation in meditation or prayer using the general Index of First Lines or by browsing the following subgroups:

• Meditations
• Prayers

Sample Uses of Meditation and Prayer

There are a variety of ways to use meditation texts and prayers in a service. Consider the following outlines:

First Order of Service - See example

Opening Hymn
Chalice Lighting
Affirmation

• Meditation
  Silence
  Musical Interlude
       See the rest of this Order of Service

Second Order of Service - See example

Invocation
Introduction to Meditation
Silent Meditation

• Words of Connection
  Musical Interlude
       See the rest of this Order of Service

Third Order of Service - See example

Chalice Lighting

• Meditation
  Silence
  Sung Response
       See the rest of this Order of Service

Fourth Order of Service - See example

Responsive Reading

• Prayer
  Silence
  Musical Interlude
       See the rest of this Order of Service

Fifth Order of Service - See example

Readings
Silent Meditation
Offertory
     See the rest of this Order of Service

Sixth Order of Service - See example

Responsive Reading
Choral Call to Prayer

• Prayer
  Announcements
       See the rest of this Order of Service

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