Adapted by Sandy Dodson
Voice 1: In the beginning was God
Voice 2: In the beginning, the source of all that is
Voice 3: In the beginning, God yearning
Voice 4: God, moaning
Voice 1: God, labouring
Voice 2: God, giving birth
Voice 3: God, rejoicing
Voice 4: And God loved what she had made
Voice 1: And God said, “It is good.”
Voice 2: Then God, knowing that all that is good is shared
Voice 3: Held the earth tenderly in her arms
Voice 4: God yearned for relationship
Voice 1: God longed to share the good earth
Voice 2: And humanity was born in the yearning of God
Voice 3: We were born to share the earth
Voice 4: In the earth was the seed
Voice 1: In the seed were the grain and fruit
Voice 2: In the grain and fruit was the harvest
Voice 3: In the harvest was the bread and wine
Voice 4: In the wine and bread was the power
Voice 1: And God said, All shall eat of the earth
Voice 2: All shall eat of the seed
Voice 3: All shall eat of the grain and fruit
Voice 4: All shall eat of the harvest
Voice 1: All shall eat and drink of the bread and wine
Voice 2: All shall eat and drink of the power
Voice 3: God said, You are my people
Voice 4: My friends
Voice 1: My lovers
Voice 2: My sisters
Voice 3: My brothers
Voice 4: All of you shall eat and drink
Voice 1: Of the bread, of the fruit
Voice 2: And the power
Voice 3: All shall eat and drink
Voice 4: Then God, gathering up her courage in love, said
Voice 1: Let there be bread and wine!
Voice 2: And God’s sisters, her friends and lovers knelt on the earth
Voice 3: Planted the seeds
Voice 4: Prayed for the rain
Voice 1: Sang for the grapes and grain
Voice 2: Made the harvest
Voice 3: Cracked the wheat and plucked the grapes
Voice 4: Pounded the corn and pressed the fruit
Voice 1: Kneaded the dough and strained the juice
Voice 2: Kindled the fire and filled the jars
Voice 3: Filled the air with the smell of fresh bread and fermenting fruit
Voice 4: And there was bread!
Voice 1: And there was wine!
Voice 2: And it was good!
Voice 3: We, the sisters of God say today
Voice 4: All shall eat of the bread, drink of the wine
Voice 1: And the power
Voice 2: We say today,
Voice 3: All shall have power
Voice 4: And bread, And drink
Voice 1: Today we say
Voice 2: Let there be bread. Let there be wine.
Voice 3: By the power of God
Voice 4: By the bread and juice of God
Voice 1: The power is blessed
Voice 2: By the power of bread and juice
Voice 3: The people are blessed
Voices 1,2,3,4: Amen
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