The Universalist Parsonage
November, 2010
Dear Friends—
When we think of all we have been given,
simple men and women that we are--
the laughter of friends;
good work to do; and more than our
small share of nature’s bounty--
we ought to bow our heads in glad thanksgiving,
fall on our knees in deep appreciation,
or, at the very least, utter a simple, soft
word of gratitude
to the Hand of Life that has blest us
so sustainingly all these years.
simple men and women that we are--
the laughter of friends;
good work to do; and more than our
small share of nature’s bounty--
we ought to bow our heads in glad thanksgiving,
fall on our knees in deep appreciation,
or, at the very least, utter a simple, soft
word of gratitude
to the Hand of Life that has blest us
so sustainingly all these years.
How truly blest we all have been
to drink from this holy chalice, this Cup of Life.
The bread we eat was once a living spirit,
to drink from this holy chalice, this Cup of Life.
The bread we eat was once a living spirit,
sacrificed to nourish us;
our communion, then, is a sharing of life with life.
our communion, then, is a sharing of life with life.
So may we pause in gratitude this season
to speak clearly our word of thanksgiving
for these simple gifts of life which are all ours,
not to hoard, but to share;
till all the world is fed,
both on bread,
and on love and hope and justice.
and on love and hope and justice.
Faithfully,
Rev. Jeffrey Symynkywicz
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