We welcome here the light of Christ – known in voices human and nonhuman.
Lighting the candle
We recall Christ came into the world
not just for humans, but for all creation.
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May God, who created the animals of this earth,
continue to protect and sustain us all,
now and forever.
-Extinguish candle
We go out, one animal among many,
carrying God’s love for all of creation!