I am.
I once was not.
I will be, if I am in God.

I must care for the earth.
I must care for others.
I must care for myself.

We are fallen.
We are weak.
We are redeemed.

Now I know much.
Now I see much.
Now I live forever.

We seek enlightenment.
We stand as the church.
We will be judged.

We are still ignorant.
We still hate and envy.
We still have hope.

I am filled.
I am healed.
I am led.

We do not hear.
We refuse to hear.
We must open our hearts.

I am called to minister.
I struggle.
I am sustained.

We worship.
We break bread.
We are baptized.

We read the Bible to learn.
We seek a model life.
We pray for guidance.

We are God's.
We are loved.
We are guided

AMEN.

John Miller, 1997