Graceful soaring spirit,
source of creation
sweeping across the bounds of time and space,
holy breath of love,
divine imagination,
you fill the universe and move within and among us.
We rejoice in the wonder of your
generosity, power, and presence.
Prophetic, liberating Christ,
we celebrate our relationship with you.
Show us how to understand our lives
through your vision of people and structures.
We yearn from them all
to be truly life giving and to be good news.
Sophia, wisdom spirit,
energizer, comforter, flower of hope,
revealer of truth and justice,
we are thankful that you are
dancing grace in our midst,
inviting full participation in life,
encouraging our uniqueness.
God of unity, of wholeness, of community,
we dare to risk believing that you exist
in relationship,
not only with us but also
within your very being,
that your essence is relationship.
We are thankful for all the ways
we can know you.
You are our hope's beginning, way and end.
May 30, 1999