During the sermon, the congregation speaks the words printed below. Perhaps you will speak the words, too, and make them your prayer of thanksgiving:

As we journey through life,

God is with us.

In seasons of rejoicing,

we do not laugh alone.

In seasons of mourning,

we do not weep alone.

When we sow and when we reap,

we are not alone.

We worship together as God’s people. We worship God

who holds our past, our present, and our future.