Let us continue to praise the greatness and gentleness of our God in the words of the Book of Wisdom (Wisdom 11: 21-12: 1, Jerusalem Bible):
Yahweh, our loving Creator,
Your great strength is always at Your call;
Who can withstand the might of Your arm?
In Your sight the whole world is like a grain of dust that tips the scales,
Like a drop of morning dew falling on the ground.
Yet You are merciful to all because You can do all things
And overlook our weaknesses so that we can repent.
Yes, You love all that exists; You hold nothing of what You have made in abhorrence,
For had You hated anything You would not have formed it,
And how, had You not willed it, could a thing persist?
How be conserved if not called forth by You?
You love all things because all things are Yours, Lord, lover of life.
We thank You, You whose imperishable spirit is in all.—AMEN.
