Chalice lighting FOWH 4.2023
Rev. María Uitti McCabe
Una chispa, fragil y pálida
Encendemos hoy
Para recordar quienes somos
Y a quién pertenecemos
Today we light a pale and fragile spark
To remember who we areacco
And to whom we belong
Espíritu del amor y de la justicia
Guíanos en este momento
Spirit of life and justice
Guide us now
Comunidad, familia, entrañable
Community, family, beloveds.
May it be so.
Chalice Lighting & Extinguishing for Music Sunday
We light our chalice
In joy and anticipation
For the music that will hold us,
Challenge us
And light our path
Into awakening.
We extinguish our chalice
In gratitude and joy
Our hearts are full
Music has done its sacred work
Of awakening.
Chalice Lighting & Extinguishing for Jazz Vespers
May we make room for Spirit
In the space we create together
To listen
To let our hearts open
And into this space
We gratefully welcome
The wondrous gift of music
Individual voices
In community
Questioning, creative in our tension
May we speak in the key of jazz
To fight for freedom,
To energize,
Accountable to each other in love.