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In the name of the Father,
in the name of the Mother,
source of life,
from whom water flows,
to whom water returns,

We live not for ourselves alone, but toward God and for each other. Our lives are bound in a covenant of love.

As we gather today to welcome……….(name of the child) into the world, we recognise our responsibilities towards……….(name of the child), towards each other and the world in which we live.

Oh Dear One, may these scraps of paper and bits of metal serve as symbols of our deep desire for your Love to transform our time, effort, and substance into works of creative compassion for each other,

Hungry for meaning?
Welcome home.
Thirsty for purpose?
Welcome home.

Leader: Blessed be God, the Source of all Being.
People: Blessed be God, the Breath of the Universe, the Wisdom behind Nature and the Scriptures.
Leader: Blessed be God, the Way of Reconciliation and Healing.

O God of peace, be with us now.
Stand here beside us; bring hope this day.
Transform this world of greed and strife,
From domination to your new way.

A darkened room
A trembling womb
Her sharp breaths cut the air

How do you speak with integrity of belief when your audience is seemingly traditional and literal?

A message in a bottle
In an ocean swirled with trash
Would there be someone to read it
If the ecosystem crashed?

We crouch with Mary on the straw of our messy lives
letting go of everything but this moment.

Over the years, I have become much more discerning about the music and the texts that we use. There are many—MANY—hymns that I have dearly loved since childhood, that I just will not use any more, because the theology in them does not reflect an experience of the Divine that I wish to perpetuate.

In acceptance I learn change

Peace makes us One with each other

I believe in a soothing impulse, where Healing restores what is Good

No one’s raised who did not fall
No one saves whom God did not send
No one stands whose knees won’t bend
No helper’s not been helped at all

We believe in an Ultimate Reality,
a reality beyond our words

John Becker has written a simple chant called “Litany of the Saints,” which in its original form is literally a list of saints of the Catholic Church. But it is easy to write your own lyrics!