Lord,
You make us all from dust;
You know how weak we are.
You send us into exile here,
And watch us from afar.
Lord,
You make us all from dust;
To dust we all return.
Then our souls reunite with you,
The One for whom we yearn.
References
The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground (Genesis 2:7; NLT).
He knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust (Psalm 103:14; NLT).
My people will know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them away to exile and brought them home again (Ezekiel 39:28; NLT).
The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind (Psalm 14:2; NIV).
You were made from dust, and to dust you will return (Genesis 3:19; NLT).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
God is Spirit (John 4:24; NLT).
I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning (Psalm 130:6; NET).
I was just reading today that, since we are made from dust, we are all God’s little mud pies! :D (‘To Grow in Love: A Spirituality of Ageing’ by Brian Grogan)
What a great idea! I remember a charming tale from childhood of Jesus’ early life. Jesus was playing with mud and shaped some little birds, which came to life and flew away. I don’t know where it came from, possibly the Apocrypha, of which I’m very ignorant XXXX
I’ve heard that too, Ruth. I think it comes from the Gospel of Thomas, but that’s about all I know. It’s nice to think of Jesus doing things like that when he was a child. :)
Oh, how lovely! I’ve never know anyone else who had heard it, and I’ve sometimes wondered if I imagined it. Will do a bit of digging, and will let you know if I find anything XXXXXX