Lord God,
You are before night and before day,
Before the shifting of clays,
Before the blossoming of constellations,
Before all things, God, You are!
God, You are Love, solely,
So without noise or power,
But with infinite tenderness,
God, You create Life,
And Life flows, a joyful source…
And you say:
Go out into the whole world,
set to work
so that the universe may become a harmonious space…
For your life, placed in our hands, be blessed, O our God.