It is not always easy to find love at the center.
There is not a set of easy instructions
numbered one through seven… or maybe eight.
It is not always easy to find love at the center.
Today, in covenant, we celebrate our Living Tradition
which invites us to take deep breaths of
fresh air into the newness of every day
so our minds, hearts, and spirits will be continually nourished.
It is not always easy to find love at the center.
So for today we gather in covenant to celebrate the reality
that love is at the core of our beings
and that love will guide us if we open ourselves
to the challenges which love requires of us.
May we accept this challenge with dignity and grace.
AMEN.