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Song & Affirmation

Opening Affirmation

We welcome you to Unity in Chicago this morning knowing and affirming together that no one is here by accident or coincidence. Each of us is an essential part of the spiritual energy that is Unity in Chicago at this moment.

We come together to affirm and celebrate our Unity -- our oneness -- with each other, and with God. In that spirit of unity, let us pause now, as we do each week, to enfold in Light and Love all churches and spiritual gatherings, of all faiths and denominations, meeting throughout Chicago and around the world.

In Unity we bless and embrace people of every race, culture, lifestyle and creed. We honor and celebrate the many paths to God, the many names for God, the many ways in which to worship God. For we know that God, as Light and Love, expresses equally on every path.

And especially, we give thanks to the Presence of God within each of us for our ever-increasing acceptance and expression of the Truth of our Unity.


Our Meditation Song

Our thoughts are prayers
And we are always praying
Our thoughts, our prayers
Listen to what you are saying
Seek a higher consciousness
a state of peacefulness
and know that God is always there
and every thought becomes a prayer.


Closing song

Weave Us Together / Let There Be Peace On Earth*
Weave, weave, weave us together,
Weave us together in unity and love.
Weave, weave, weave us together
Weave us together, together in love.

Let there be peace on earth,
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth,
The peace that was meant to be.

With God as Creator,
Family all are we.
Let me walk with my family,
In perfect harmony.

Let peace begin with me
Let this be the moment now
With every step I take,
Let this be my solemn vow:

To take each moment
And live each each moment
In peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.

* "Wings of Song" hymnal


Unity Prayer for Protection

The Light of God surrounds us
The Love of God enfolds us
The Power of God protects us
The Presence of God watches over us
Wherever we are, God is, and all is well.