[Humans became human] by breaking into the daylight of language—whether by good fortune or bad fortune, whether by pure chance, the spark jumping the gap because the gap was narrow enough, or by the touch of God, it is not for me to say here.
your people...
Restore us, O Holy One;
let your face shine upon us,
teach us to love...
You companion us through the wilderness,
through the shadows created by fear.
You plant your Seed into each heart...
Restore us, O Holy One!
Let your face shine upon us,
teach us to love!