Benediction: Divine Connection Which Brings Comfort (based on Philippians 4:6-7)

If we strive to love and care as instructed by God, there will be plenty of things in life which can cause us to worry and/or be anxious. 

May we remember that God is everywhere and within everything around us. Our all-surrounding God yearns for connection with us. May this truth brings us hope which comforts our spirits.  

Benediction: A Hopeful Understanding of God's World (based on Mark 12:30-31)

As followers of Christ, we are called to have a hopeful understanding of our world because God called the created universe "good" and is always working to make all things new again. 

We are called to bring this hope in God with us wherever we go. May it cause us to dedicate ourselves to helping to bring out the best in everyone and everything, here and now.