Presenting The Child With The Gift Of A Rose Bud
This is very nice for an older child and is done after the blessing~All wording can be tailored to fit your wishes. Rose bud can be presented by Officiant, Parent, Godparent, Grandparent or other special person.
(Wording has been adapted from Unitarian rites of passage, Rev Macomb, Bless this Child, Rev Avary, Myself)
Option 1:
Officiant:
As a token I give you this rose that it may be a symbol of the beauty of life that we wish for you.
May you have joy in listening and joy in singing, joy in hearing and joy in seeing,joy in thinking and joy in learning. May your future be forever bright in play and in work, and in friendship and in love.
As the flower unfolds in natural beauty so also may your life unfold
Option 1:
Officiant:
As a token I give you this rose that it may be a symbol of the beauty of life that we wish for you.
May you have joy in listening and joy in singing, joy in hearing and joy in seeing,joy in thinking and joy in learning. May your future be forever bright in play and in work, and in friendship and in love.
As the flower unfolds in natural beauty so also may your life unfold
Option 2:
Officiant:
As a sign and symbol of this dedication we give you this flower. May this gift to you symbolize the better world we would give you if we could, and the beauty which is always at the heart of truth and love.
The water with which we touched your forehead is a symbol of the pure life, and the flower we give, of the fragrance of good deeds.
Officiant:
As a sign and symbol of this dedication we give you this flower. May this gift to you symbolize the better world we would give you if we could, and the beauty which is always at the heart of truth and love.
The water with which we touched your forehead is a symbol of the pure life, and the flower we give, of the fragrance of good deeds.
Option 3
Officiant:
We give the child a flower, which symbolizes the beauty of life. It is not for us to open the bud into a blossom, but we can give it the nurture that will enable it to unfold. No flower grows alone apart from sunshine and rain, apart from the soil in which it lives. So too, no child grows alone.
May this flower then be a reminder of the beauty of fulfillment, and the reward which comes from love and understanding - from teaching and example.
Officiant:
We give the child a flower, which symbolizes the beauty of life. It is not for us to open the bud into a blossom, but we can give it the nurture that will enable it to unfold. No flower grows alone apart from sunshine and rain, apart from the soil in which it lives. So too, no child grows alone.
May this flower then be a reminder of the beauty of fulfillment, and the reward which comes from love and understanding - from teaching and example.
