ln the beginning, before time, before people, before the world began,
God was.

Here and now, among us, beside us,
enlisting the people of Earth for the purposes of heaven,
God is.

In the future, when we have turned to dust and all we know has found its fulfilment,
God will be. 

Not denying the world, but delighting in it,
not understanding the world, but redeeming it,
through Jesus Christ, by the Power of the Holy Spirit
God was, God is, God will be.

Sisters and brothers, rejoice.
We are sustained and nourished by God's Presence and love.
Thanks be to God.

As we mourn the distress and wounds of God's creation,
God weeps with us.

As we face rising waters, hunger and displacement.
God suffers with us.

As we struggle for justice,
God struggles with us.

As we expose and challenge climate justice
God empowers us.

As we- strive to build alternative communities,
God works with us.

As we offer our gifts to all,
God blesses us.

Sisters and brothers, rejoice,
sustained by God's presence and love, we worship God.