Deep peace, pure gold of the sun to you.
Deep peace, pure white of the moon to you.
Deep peace, pure blue of the sky to you.
Deep peace, pure green of the grass to you.

We celebrate spring’s returning
and the rejuvenation of the natural world.
Let us be moved by this vast and
gentle insistence that goodness shall return,
that warmth and life shall succeed,

We praise you, O God, for creating humankind in your image,
and giving all human beings a common genetic makeup
regardless of race, gender or ethnicity.

Through the example of Mary MacKillop,
may we learn to recognise God’s will for us
and trust in God’s providence.