Come, light of God

accompanying music

 

Come light, light of God, give light to creation,
enlighten our hearts and remain with your world.

 

O God, Creator of the universe and of all that lives and breathes,
from your dwelling place you refresh the mountains and forests.
The earth is filled with the fruits of your work.
You make grass grow for the herds,
plants and fruit trees for people to farm,
drawing their bread from the earth.
You entrusted your creation to us. We beseech you:
save us from the temptation of power and domination.
May your Spirit of wisdom teach us
how best to care for and safeguard what you entrust to us.
Blow your Spirit of life on your creation and all humanity.

Come light, light of God, give light to creation,
enlighten our hearts and remain with your world.

We beseech you, bless every effort and every search,
Every struggle and every pain that seek to restore
the harmony and beauty of your Creation.
Renew the face of the earth, so that every human being
may live in peace and justice, fruits of your Spirit of love.
Blow your Spirit of life on your creation and all humanity.

Come light, light of God, give light to creation,
enlighten our hearts and remain with your world.

We beseech you, Lord,
bless the fruits of the earth and the work of our hands
and teach us to share the abundance of your goods.
Send rain to the dry soil, sun and fair weather
where harvest is endangered by storms.
Blow your Spirit of life on your creation and all humanity.

Come light, light of God, give light to creation,
enlighten our hearts and remain with your world.

From you, O Lord our God, come all gifts, and we give you thanks.
Hear the sigh raising from your creation,
gather the suffering of all people,
Send us your blessing, so that we may live, in its fullness, the new life
Which you offer us through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Community of Grandchamp, Areuse/NE (Switzerland);
translated by Elizabeth Stace)