Benediction: Life With Others Is What We're Designed For (based on Ecclesiastes 4:9-10)

Trinity by Mark Jennings

Just as the God the Trinity is a relationship which brings out the very best in each person involved, so has the human race been designed and hardwired by God.

This communal dynamic is a tremendous source of God's grace and love. May we seek to be both givers and receivers of it in our everyday lives. 

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. That's the reality of having an open heart, mind, and spirit. 

So may we remember that God is everywhere and within everything around us. Our all-surrounding God yearns for connection with us. May these truths 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.