Memorial Day Service- and the River that Holds and Heals us All

This UU Memorial Day service from the Church of the Larger Fellowship is powerful and poignant- there is no making it through without tears.  I had watched this last night, and posted about it- but I must have accidentally deleted that post.

So let the worship service speak for itself....we celebrate in community, each of us holding our own story, our own names.   But as we mourn and weep together, the river flows through as a reminder of that which holds and heals us all. May we gather to lift up and honor the lives that have been lost, as the river carries us along with all our yearning for forgiveness...our hope for healing...our promise of peace.

*Note: the service which aired on 5/26 and 5/27 can be found in video archives.  The service includes footage of Rev. Chris Antal speaking of his recent experiences in Afghanistan, and honoring and remembering lives lost.  It was filmed in Garrison overlooking the Hudson River, with West Point in the background... a place that is sacred ground for me.