There are times when the problems in the world touch us deeply, when despair and worry can overwhelm us, when it is difficult to stay engaged, let alone know how to respond. In times like these, says Valarie Kaur, “our most powerful response…is to refuse to surrender our humanity.” In keeping with this month’s theme of generosity, today we will consider how to maintain and offer our humanity, with open, if broken, hearts. Through poetry, music, and reflection, let us share our grief and find strength in community.
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Order of Service
Welcome — “We Gather” by Pat Uribe-Lichty
Centering through Music — “My Heart Will Go On” by J. Horner
Chalice Lighting — “The Hearth of the Chalice” by Bear W. Qolezcua
Opening Hymn — #322 “Thanks Be for These”
Time for All Ages — “Indra’s Net” adapted from the UUA Curriculum Building Bridges
Singing Out the Children — #1057 “Go Lifted Up”
Go lifted up, / Love bless your way, / moonlight, starlight / guide your Journey / into peace / and the brightness of day
Announcements
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Time of Reflection — “We Hold That Moment in Our Spirit” by Adam Slate
Silence (one minute)
Musical Response — Improvisation
Reading 1 — “Taking Sides” by Rabbi Irwin Keller
Offering — “Etude” in a-minor [excerpt] by N. Paganini / F. Liszt
Reflection — “Good Grief” by Krystalargo De Lindachrist
Musical Interlude — “Liz on Top of the World” by D. Marianelli
Reading 2 — “Beyond Words” 5 by Suheir Hammad
Song — “I Will Let My Heart Be Broken” by Debbie Nargi-Brown
Message — “I Will Let My Heart Be Broken”
Closing Hymn — “Heart Wide Open” by Lea Morris
Extinguishing the Chalice
We extinguish this chalice, but not the light of truth, the warmth of love, or the fire of commitment. These we carry in our hearts out into the world, until we meet again
Benediction
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