It is a mystery
As vast and deep
as the night sky
We can sit on a
hill and stare off into space
Or look at the
ever-changing ocean that neighbours this place
Yet O God it’s a
mystery
Beyond the scope
of reason and science
Telescopes,
microscopes
Maps, charts,
grand theories
Complex
mathematic that stretch to explain it all
Beyond our
ability to comprehend
Beyond all there
is the mystery
You O God are
eternal, with no beginning and end
You spoke and it
came into being
Beyond our
wildest dreams
Beyond our hopes
Beyond what we
deserve
Beyond what we
could ever imagine
Beyond our
ability to tie down and theologise
A great mystery
of love and grace
You eternal God
love us
You have chosen
to reveal who you are to us
You sent your
son to become one of us
You died to give
us life
You chose to
live with us, by your spirit
And call us your
children
You draw us
together to be one in you
You invite to
witness to your goodness
To be your hands
and feet
It is too
wonderful to comprehend
It doesn’t make
sense to us
Sometimes it
offends our sense of justice
Yet it is
liberating and hope filling
That as we admit
what we’ve done wrong
You forgive and
restore
Christ’s death
has paid for it all
Our going our
own way, breaking your law
Our not loving
as you love
Our withholding
of forgiveness
Our wanting it
all for ourselves
Our refusal to
share
Our writing
others off
Lord God we
confess that we have done this
We’ve blown our
chances
We don’t deserve
your kindness
Yet you are
righteous and just
We hear the
words “you are forgiven”
The stain is
gone and we are clean again
It is a mystery
beyond us
It is too
marvellous for us to comprehend
But you O god
are with us today
Your presence is
a reality
You invite us
into a relationship with you
So we ask that
we might be filled afresh with your spirit today
That we might
abide with you and you with us
Fill us that
your love and grace might flow through us
Fill us to be
channels of your peace
To your glory.
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