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Wherever I may roam on land or sea or foam, you can always hear me singing a song: show me the way to go home. Reader One: Home. The prophet Jeremiah speaks of a branch that will be raised. Jesus spoke of a Son of Man that will descend.

Both point to a hope — a hope that calls us home. Reader Two: We light this candle, as a sign of our hope, our strong hope that there is a way to go home. To the home in Christ, and it starts with us, and it starts here, and it starts now. Reader One: For many of us, the call to head home is one of joy and of hope. Reader Two: There are those who fear going home, however, and there are times when going home brings back memories that are not so good, not so healing.

Home can be a difficult place for some. Reader One: The prophet Malachi tells us that even when we are in the hottest of fires, there is a presence who can make us better, who can refine and purify. John the Baptist tells us that the road home is always under construction, mountains leveled, and valleys filled in, to make smooth the path that leads us to our true destination, where we can live in peace and unity with all.

Reader Two: We light these candles, the candle of hope and the candle of peace, as a sign of our assurance that though the road is hard, we believe it is worth the journey.

It is time to go home. It feels like sunrise, like the clouds are parting and the rain has ended. It is joy, nothing less than pure joy to grab hold of those who are home for us, who make home for us.

Whether we wake up to them every day, or travel many miles to see them again, it is joy to go home. Reader Two: The prophet Zephaniah tells us to rejoice at the thought of going home. The prophet tells us to imagine being set free, being unburdened, being released to live, to fully live in the grace and wonder of life itself, surrounded by those who love us like no one else. And then to live like that was our truth even now, even here.

It is joy to go home. Reader One: John the Baptist reminds us, however, that it takes choices to live in this joy. We build joy as we build a home in this world and the next. Reader Two: We light these candles, the candle of hope, and of peace, and of joy, as a sign that we are on our way home, and we walk with a skip in our step because we can see the destination, and it is pure joy.

Light three candles in the Advent wreath. If using a rose or pink colored candle in the wreath, this is the time to light that one. Reader One: Sometimes when we are trying something new, or when we are facing a difficult decision, or when we want to celebrate something, or when we just feel lost and alone and uncertain about life, the universe and everything, we need a blessing.

If you have fought any kind of illness, whether mental or physical, this poem offers words of celebration. It could also be an appropriate tribute to someone in recovery.

This evocative poem is set in the springtime. It paints evocative images of crocuses and saffron blooming in the spring rain. But it would also fit in with any kind of celebration of a new opportunity. This poem shows someone who is taking pride in their personal journey while honoring the less happy things that have come before. It also includes other people in the celebration. On birthdays, we often get together to celebrate a loved one as we get one year older.

But as we grow older, we start to care less about what people do for us. Instead, we can turn introspective and reflective. This is a poem that celebrates the friends of the person having a birthday.

It would be great for a birthday party that seeks to include everyone in the celebration. This poem is more than just a birthday poem. Instead, it celebrates life in general, as well as the harvest of food that sustains us.

It is rich in gorgeous, lush imagery. It is very much a poem of celebration. Often, happiness is simply a matter of changing our perception. This poem perfectly exemplifies this attitude. When good things happen, you should celebrate them.

And when someone important to you dies, you should honor them. They enable people to come together as a community and lift each other up. And the right poem can be the perfect touch for your candlelight ceremony. If you're looking for more ways to celebrate life's important events, read our guides on how to plan a living funeral and the best funeral poetry. Icons sourced from FlatIcon. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish, and check out our cookie policy for more information.

Categories: Memorials Poems about death. Hebcal defaults to 18 minutes before sundown for most locations 40 minutes before sundown for Jerusalem.

Other sources may use 20 minutes before sundown. Slightly different sunset calculators. The sunset calculator we use on Hebcal. Other sources may use a slightly different algorithm, for example one by Jean Meeus. However, even if the other source also uses the NOAA algorithm, the implementation could differ slightly; there are many constants and opportunities to round and truncate which could result in slight differences in the final calculated sunset time for a given day and location.

Since , Hebcal. For very large cities, the sunset at the east side of the city might be a minute earlier than the west side of the city. Deliberate rounding down or up.