In the beginning the God of Israel
created all that is the heavens to perfection
with all that is the earth
Then the earth
failing to rise to the occasion
was heavy-hearted and broken
and the face of creation was dark
The whole universe was grey and black
And the Spirit of God
was blowing softly
upon the endless rivers of its tears
Then the God of Israel said
Let there be
the light of mercy and kindness and love
and the eyes of the earth twinkled
And the God of Israel high above his heavens
saw the twinkling in the eyes of the earth
and was pleased
And the God of Israel distinguished the light
twinkling in the earth's eyes
from the darkness of creation's face
And God called the light
twinkling in the eyes of the earth
the day of Israel
and the darkness upon the creation's face
he called the restful nighttime of sleep
And the evening of the beginning
and the morning of the beginning
was one perfect day
Then the God of Israel commanded
that the expanse of his temple of prayer should be built
in the midst of creation's rivers of tears