God of all time, all seasons of our living, source of our spark, protector of our flame, blazing before our birth, beyond our dying-- God of all time, we come to sing your name. Here in this place, where others have been building, we come to claim the legacy of faith; take, in our turn, the telling of your story; and, though we tremble, speak your hope, your truth. Spirit, who draws our fragile selves together; Spirit, who turns a stranger to a friend: be at the table where we greet each other; be in the peace we pass from hand to hand. Let us not die from poverty of caring; let us not starve, where love is to be shared. Come, break us open to receive your healing; your broken body be our wine and bread.