A Litany for Higher Education Sunday 
October 25, 2015                     

The United Church of Christ celebrates the colleges, academies, seminaries, and universities that are related to the UCC by history and close ties.  This litany was prepared in honor of students and teachers, mentors and friends of those in schools everywhere and at every level of study.  From grammar school to community college, from UCC-related to state university system,  from  Faith Formation programs to Lay Academies: faith and learning go together.  A soulful education is an adventure to find and share a sense of place with all people and environmental locations in the world.    

One:    Let us gather our hearts, minds, and bodies in prayer:
            Loving God of harvest and rain, 
Inspire your children to prophesy and your heirs to dream.

All:     Our strength is in a liturgy of learning about your many faces.

One:    God of wildflower covered hills,
God of sparrow -  elephant - and wild orchids in the woods.

All:     Our hope is in the wellspring of the coming generation;
           The common good is found by sharing stories and dances, 
cultures and textures.

One:    Inspire our dreams that serve each other, 
and teach us to learn to prophesy!

All:      Living God of science and technology, 
	crayons and laptops,
            forest and city, mountain and farm:
inspire your heirs to vision and your children to prophesy.

Litany for Higher Education Sunday was written by Kimberly Whitney, Ph.D., Minister for Convenantal Relations, UCC.

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