And god said
‘let there be lamps
on the firmament of the heavens
to make a separation
between the day
and between the night
and let them be signs
for seasons
and for days and years.
and let them
be as lights on the firmament of the heavens
to light the earth. ‘
And it was so
And God made two great lights
the greater one to rule the day
and the lesser one to rule the night
– and the stars

And god put them on the firmament of the heavens
to light the earth.
and to rule the day and the night
and to make a separation between the light and the darkness
And God saw that it was good

and it was evening and morning
Fourth day!

Lord, you have given me so much,
I ask for one more thing –
a grateful heart.

George Herbert

And god said
let the waters
under the heavens
gather to one place
and let the dry land appear
and it was so.

And god called the dry-land
‘earth’
and the gathered waters
he called
‘seas’
and God saw that it was good

And god said
let the land grow ‘grass’:
seed yielding plants
trees bearing fruit, with seed in them
according to their kinds
And it was so.

The land produced ‘grass’
seed yielding plants
trees bearing fruit, with seed in it,
according to their kinds
and God saw that it was good

An there was evening and morning
Day Three!

Be thou a bright flame before me,
Be thou a guiding star above me
Be thou a smooth path below me
Be thou a kindly shepherd behind me
Today – tonight -forever
Amen.

St Columba

And god said
let there be a firmament
in the middle of the waters
and let it be a ‘separator’
between waters (for the waters.)
And god made the firmament
and it made a separation
between the waters which were under the firmament
and between the waters which were from above the firmament
and it was so
and god called the firmament – heavens (sky)
and it was evening
and it was morning
second day!

O Love, O God who created me, in your love recreate me.
O Love, who redeemed me,
fill up in me whatever part of your love
has fallen into neglect within me.
O Love, O God, who first loved me,
grant that with my whole heart,
and with my whole soul,
and with my whole strength,
I may love you.

Gertrude the Great

And god said ‘Let there be light’
and there was light,
and god saw the light
that it was good
and god made a separation
between the light
and between the darkness.
and god called the light – day
and he called the darkness — night
and there was evening
and there was morning
-day one!

Teach us, good Lord,
to serve thee as thou deservest;
to give and not to count the cost;
to fight and not to heed the wounds;
to toil and not to seek for rest;
to labour and not to ask for any reward,
save that of knowing that we do thy will,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

St Ignatius

At first
god created
the heavens and the earth
and the earth was unorganised and empty
and darkness was upon the face of the Deep
and the Spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.

Grant, Lord,
that we may hold to you without parting,
worship you without wearying,
serve you without failing;
faithfully seek you,
happily find you,
and forever possess you,
the only God,blessed now and for ever.
Amen

St Anselm