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Opening Words  -  Bets Wienecke

As we gather together this morning,
May we learn to recognize and affirm
     The pieces of possibility --
     The bits of good -- we bring.
May we encourage rather than control;
     Love rather than possess;
     Enable rather than envy.

Allowing our individual gifts to weave a patchwork of peace:
     The soft deep blue of sensitivity and understanding;
     The red energy of creativity;
     The white heat of convictions;
     The risky, fragile green of new growth;
     The golden flashes of gratitude;
     The warm rose of love.

Each of us is indispensable
     If we are to minister to a broken and wounded world.
Together, in our gathered diversity, we form the whole.
So be it.

Source: 1997 UUMA Worship Materials Collection

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