A paraphrase
Creation sings the glory of God;
the galaxies utter their prayers daily.
Each day is a word of God’s story;
each night discloses the truth.
Oh, they don’t talk with words,
their only language is silence.
But their message saturates the world,
and sings out to the edge of the universe.
God has set the sun at home in this world,
and every day it comes to marry us,
comes to dance with vigor and grace.
It comes to our world from another,
and fills the earth with its light,
no one is left out
from its divine, life-giving warmth.
God’s love is all that we need;
it restarts our hearts.
God’s wisdom is as sure as gravity;
it sustains even the unwise.
God’s ways are pure beauty,
delighting the soul.
God’s desire allures us,
enlightens our eyes.
Live in wonder and awe and you become holy;
you slip into the eternal.
The voice of God is What Is;
pay attention and you truly live.
Throw away money for this kind of wisdom,
even what you actually need.
Abandon all your loves for this Love,
your favorite things, your most precious.
God, your love portrays me better than I;
when I listen I become myself.
But who can see themselves clearly?
Save me from my hidden faults.
Cut me loose from my attachment to myself.
Set me free from my fears.
Help me live as a servant to life,
not hurting or destroying.
God, may all my thoughts and words and actions
be in harmony with your delight—
my Lifeboat, my Lover,
my Life.