We believe in a mystery we call God,
A mystery beyond definition,
A flame that is glimpsed through darkened glass,
The hope of our human condition.
We respect all the ways the Cosmos works
Expanding and also contracting,
Conserving within consuming acts,
Repulsing while also attracting.
We believe that the paths of life and death
Are part of the Cosmic recycling
For nothing will ever end as waste
Nor feature a pointless destroying.
We acknowledge that all the Cosmic needs
Are greater than our understanding.
Though victims of this Earth’s violent ways
We sing of the Cosmos evolving.
We believe we are each a child of God
Possessing a rich inner treasure.
Our call is to find this everywhere
Despite what our judgements can measure.
We believe that forgiving holds the key
Unlocking the chains of our hurting
And helping us grow in graciousness
Beyond all our hatred’s subverting.
We believe that life’s fullness can be found
Through loving, through silence, through wonder
Which empties our ever busy mind
To fill it with mystery’s deep splendour.
We believe all the parts are interlinked
Creating an integral oneness,
That seeking this way to be aware
Can give us compassion and wholeness.
All of this is our great inclusive dream,
A dream that we seek to deliver
Through joining with all like-minded folk
In living a NOW that’s forever.
Note: This hymn would be best sung in two halves, verses 1-4 and 5-9.
Text and music © William Livingstone Wallace.
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