Creator of darkness and night,
of crickets and quiet,
of moon and stars and cool breezes through cracked windows,
God of rest and restoration,
we ask for your respite tonight.
We ask for rest for our bodies, hearts, minds and souls
we ask for your peace
because we need to know
that we are held in your goodness and grace–
because true rest is found in you.
Genesis 1: 16-19
God made two bight lights, the larger
to take charge of Day,
the smaller to be in charge of Night;
and he made the stars.
God placed them in the heavenly sky
to light up Earth
and oversee Day and Night,
to separate light and dark.
God saw that it was good.
It was evening, it was morning–
Day Four.
Our Master Gardener, 