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Chalice Lightings

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Blessed is the fire that burns deep in the soul
    Eric Heller-Wagner

Deep calls unto deep, joy calls unto joy
    Gordon B. McKeeman

Divine spark from sacred dark
    Kathy Huff

The element of fire represents passion, veracity
    Sarah Lammert

For every time we make a mistake and decide
    M. Maureen Killoran

For holy days on which we recall the old stories
    Dillman Baker Sorrells

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If you woke this morning with a sorrow so heavy
    Judy Welles

In every life, the human spirit wrestles to build
    Kendyl Gibbons

In honor of those we have known and loved in the past
    Charles F. Flagg

In lighting our candles
    Charles F. Flagg

In memory of all the flames that didn't die
    Amarette Callaway

In the mystery of life about us there is light
    George Kimmich Beach

In this small flame dwell the beacon light of lanterns
    Jean L. Wahlstrom

"Let there be light!" Let it shine in dark places
    Gordon B. McKeeman

Long ago the chalice of communion wine was set apart
    Maryell Cleary

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May God -- the mind that sees our faults
    Max A. Coots

May the Light of Truth illumine our minds
    Richard M. Fewkes

May this chalice remind us of the shared cup
    Vernon Marshall

May this flaming chalice, symbol of transformation
    Bets Wienecke

May we light this chalice to honor our past
    George G. Brooks

O flaming chalice, symbol of a free faith
    Richard S. Gilbert

O light of life, be kindled again in our hearts
    Samuel A. Trumbore

Our Unitarian heritage bids us light our chalice

Out of the earth

Reverently I offer this symbol of our hope and high intent

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That we may remember, that we may know
    Susan L. Van Dreser

There is a core of light that underlies the little darknesses of our days
    John Millspaugh

This earthen chalice was born of clay and water
    Edwin A. Lane

This flame glows as light glows in the darkness
    Andrew Hill

Throughout the ages, light
    Andrew C. Backus

To face the world's darkness -- a chalice of light
    Lindsay Bates

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We are this flame, ancient as the stars
    Michael DeVernon Boblett

We gather around this flame that symbolizes the truth
    Ray Nasemann

We kindle this flame as a symbol of the light
    Philip Randall Giles

We light our flaming chalice to illuminate the world we seek
    Elizabeth McMaster

We light the flame of knowledge; may understanding
    Edwin C. Lynn

We light this chalice, a sign of community
    Mark Belletini

We light this chalice as a symbol of the creativity
    William J. Gardiner

We light this chalice in honor of our living tradition.
    Jean Ott

We light this chalice in memory of persistent seekers
    Emmy Lou Belcher

We light this chalice in the service of the truth
    Elwood R. Sturtevant

We light this chalice to affirm that new light
    Charles A. Howe

We light this chalice to celebrate the inherent worth
    Steve Stock

When evil darkens our world, give us light
    David A. Johnson

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