Glory be to You

Last Sunday, the text for the anthem was by Mark Bellentini. Here is a longer excerpt from this life affirming meditation.

Glory be to You
Great Mystery of All
I remember the brightness
of every star I ever saw,
and know that my remembrance
and every flash of light
shed by those distant mirrors proclaims the Glory,
no matter my words,
no matter my silence,
no matter my belief or unbelief.
Glory be to You
Unity binding all things,
source of my link to star, stone and starfish,
source of my link to song and silence.
You tether me
to wild Jesus and Buddha.

I will never turn from this gift of life,
accepting every moment of it
until the time comes when the gift
no longer opens. But that time is not now.
Nameless source of life!
I am astonished that I live
Thank you.