Place a lighted candle beside a bible open to John 6.
LEADER: We have come to believe Jesus is the Holy One of God.
ALL: He has words of eternal life.
LEADER: We belong to the company of Jesus’ followers.
ALL: To whom else shall we go?
LEADER: We are a community of equals, women and men, committed to mutual love.
ALL: We share one Spirit, one faith.
LEADER: We eat together at Wisdom’s table.
ALL: We share the fruits of creation.
LEADER: We eat together at the table of Wisdom’s child.
ALL: We eat together at the table of Wisdom’s child.
LEADER: We seek the wisdom to recognize what we can and cannot change.
ALL: Jesus has words of eternal life.