1. Our Blessing May our Good God hold us as we grow in Trust of a Provident God. May our Faithful God lead us ever-more deeply into the mystery of our own deep selves. May the Love of God encourage us as we become who we really are through encounter with all whom we meet… May the extraordinary moments of each ordinary day bless us with enjoyment of the journey without and within… May we experience the God who ‘always comes’ as Light in the Darkness… May we grow in trust as life unfolds for us in the next step of our journey… May the Spirit of Mary MacKillop support, encourage and surprise us as we continue to listen to the ‘music that happens’. In God’s name Amen Let us Give Thanks!

2. Gospel Vision The Spirit of God has been given to me And the giving has not been in vain. The Spirit of God has been given anew So that anyone seeking the truth, The life and the way May know Jesus Christ is God's name. Make sure your prisoners go free, Make sure your blind people see, Otherwise, I've wasted my time Walking around Galilee. Make sure the poor hear the word, Make sure your children are heard, Otherwise, I've wasted my pain Hanging there in my agony. Make sure the hungry are fed, That the homeless ones all have a bed, Otherwise, I've wasted my life Coming on back from the dead. “Listen to the Whisperings of God to your own heart.” Mary MacKillop

3. Keep me true. God of Peace, make me peace. Oh God all Gift, make gift of me. Oh God all Freedom, make me free. The Truth that keeps eluding me O God may I discover. The peace I cry for, rest my heart in You. The gift You made of me let me become. The freedom of your Spirit take me home. Never have I known of You Except in words of love. Even when I'm faithless You keep faith in me. Even when Your gift to me is left unsung The freedom of Your Giving calls me Home.