Our December worship took the form of readings about Advent
and Christmas, and how these festivals can be seen from a Unitarian perspective
– as preparation and waiting for a growing light, which may or may not be named
Christ depending on one’s theology, to break through the darkness. We had some moving music and periods of
silence. We also included our usual
ritual of sharing light, bread, water, and earth/air elements. We always do this wordlessly because people
attach different yet heartfelt meanings to the ritual, and we respect each
other’s private relationship with the divine.
We also lit candles as part of expressing those joys and
concerns dear to us, so to help our reconciliation with the events of our lives.
We were moved by a prayer we have come across from the World Community for Christian Meditation in
the UK : part of which is adapted below:
May this group be a true spiritual home for the seeker, a
friend for the lonely, a companion for the confused. In the silence of this room may all the
suffering, violence and confusion of the world encounter the power that will
console, renew and uplift the human spirit.
May this silence be a power to open the hearts of people to
the vision of God, and so to each other, in love and peace, justice and human
dignity. May the beauty of the Divine
Life fill this group and the hearts of all who pray here with joyful hope.
May all who come here, weighed down by the problems of
humanity, leave giving thanks for the wonder of human life and whatever lies
beyond it.
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