LEADER: Today is a new day of creation God has made. May we see with Easter eyes the beauty of spring and nurture the new life in our relationships. May we open our ears to the experience of people who suffer in our world and respond with compassion.
ALL: May we witness with our lives that God lives.
LEADER: May our hearts welcome people of every kind into our circles.
ALL: May we witness with our lives that God lives.
LEADER: Every day is a new day God has made.
ALL: Let us rejoice and be glad. May the risen Jesus breathe on our minds and open our eyes that we may know him in the breaking of bread, in all of us who gather together around his word and table. Amen.
Sprinkle the group with water and exchange a sign of peace.