Words and Voice: Jon Swales
Music: Used with permission from Chris Sayburn 'Mountain Tops'
Long ago,
Many years before the Anthropocene,
Long before the wars of empire and spiral of ecological ruin
the Spirit of the Great King hovered over the waters of the deep.
All was silent for the earth was formless and void.
And love spoke into the darkness
And there was light.
And life came into being.
Over six days the great King
created other than himself.
Forming and filling,
Blessing the beautiful,
Physicality bathed in holiness.
A cosmic canvas,
A glorious tapestry,
A rich symphony,
And he declared it to be good.
On the sixth day the Great King
dignified the dust,
soil became sanctified.
A human being,
A living soul.
A living ,
breathing, animate
image of the invisible.
Imago Dei
Image of God.
Receive a holy calling,
To tend and keep,
Guard and Protect.
Imago Dei,
Image of God.
Receive a Holy calling
To enact and embrace the reign and rule of the great King,
To serve as Priests of the High King of Heaven.
On the Seventh day the great King Rested,
For his work was done,
He had a place to dwell.
A place of presence and proximity,
A Cosmic Temple.
And the Great King declared it to be very good,
And it is very good.
For it is his home,
It is our home.
To him be all praise and glory.
- Swales, 2022