We Need One Another
We need one another when we mourn
and would be comforted.
We need one another when we are in trouble
and afraid.
We need one another when we are
in despair, in temptation,
and need to be recalled
to our best selves again.
We need one another when we would
accomplish some great purpose,
and cannot do it alone.
We need one another in the hour
of success, when we look
for someone to share
our triumphs.
We need one another in the hour
of defeat, when with encouragement
we might endure, and stand again.
We need one another when we come
to die, and would have gentle
hands prepare us for the journey.
All our lives we are in need,
and others are in need of us.
- George E. Odell (Singing the Living Tradition, #468, © 1993, The Unitarian Universalist Association)
Contact our Minister of Pastoral Care, Rev. Debra Garfinkel, at 918-743-2363, ext. 325, or by e-mail.