When I am totally amazed by the awesome vastness of the universe,

When I realize that I am part of something much bigger than I can conceive,

Then I know what it is to call you Creator GodArchitect of the heavens and the Earth –

maker of all that is seen and unseen…

When I am lost in wonder at the tiniest detailWhen I realize how wonderfully I am made

Then I know what it is to call you Father GodThe one who has known me from birth, the one

who knows me by name, and loves me…

When I feel safe and warm and cosy and snugWhen I feel at peace and at one with the world

Then I know what it is to feel your arms wrapped around me

The God who like a mother hen would gather us up under her wings…

When I feel secure, held by a strength that isn’t mine,When I can rest in the confidence that you will not let me fall,

Then I know what it is to call you Abba – Daddy,The God who holds me up and will not let me go…

When I’m tired of life and all the expectations people have of me.When I’m not quite the angel that people expect me to be.When I’m not quite the person you have made me to be

Then I know what it is to call you the forgiving God;The God who is always ready to refresh my faith and give me a new start.

When I don’t understand the world anymore, when it all seems beyond me; When life seems to pass me by moving at a pace that it’s hard to match...

Then I am ready to meet the God who calls us apartThe God who calls us to stillness and contemplation – be still and know that I am God

When I am drawn together with my sisters and brothers in ChristWhen I gather with friends of Jesus from near and far

Then I know that I can never be alone in Faith, that you made us to be your body

The God who has no hands or feet on earth but oursThe God who calls us to serve him together

When I discover what it is to shareWhen I learn that the gifts that life has to offer are much richer when they are given away...

Then I am ready to understand the God who gave himself for the World; The God who sent his only son – that we might believe...