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Next meeting, Tuesday, December 10 at
whose house?
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Next two Tuesdays are Christmas and then
New Year’s Eve. What shall we do? Another dinner December 28 or 29? Preferences?
Ideas?
Opening
Spirit who is all things to us;
Presence in which we live and move and breathe and have our being:
What a gift to be
here together, sharing our food, our spirit, our selves! We ask no blessing
upon this food, nor upon ourselves, because the blessing is always here, if we
but pay attention.
What we do ask is for
the courage and wisdom to be mindful of thy great blessings. We ask that we
remember to cherish our food, savoring the tastes, the smells, the feel, the miracle of nourishment to our bodies, gifts of our
lovely earth. We ask, too, that we remember to cherish each other, to taste and
savor our relationships, to understand that what we know of the sacred we know
through these bodies and through these connections of friendship and love.
Grant us the wisdom
to pay attention; grant us the generosity and the strength to open our hearts.
So be it. Blessed be. Amen.
What are your feelings and associations with
communion? What are your strongest
memories and reactions to communion? How
have your feelings about communion changed through
your life? Remember to stay with talking
about your own experiences and feelings rather than taking a theological
route.
Closing Words – Bettye A. Doty
We invoke gentlest blessings on all life. We
give thanks for the great longing that draws us together. We give thanks for
the revealing power of love, and the glory of celebrations. We give thanks for
the universal ritual of sharing -- sharing of love, and sharing of food and
drink together. As separate families we have come. Through our common sharing
we become as one. We give praise for all our great blessings. Amen.