Here the peace of Christ is rising like a phoenix from the sand; here the Spirit comes, surprising, like a storm to thirsty land. Here the source of life is singing, blessing laughter mixed with tears, and the boundless One is bringing guidance for our days and years. Now we thank you, God, for giving grace and hope to saints of old; and we learn from Jesus' living, dying, rising to be bold. Now your Spirit in our caring is the presence and the force, moving us with joy and daring, always nearer to the Source. When the love of God transcending form and symbol, class and creed, fills each heart and soul unending, meeting every aching need; then the wisdom of the Spirit will shine bright in every soul, and creation will inherit every broken heart made whole.