Shalom Center Theme Song

As we prepare for the camps of the spring and the summer at the Shalom Center, our theme song is running through my mind.  It is in Spanish, of course, but I would like to share with you the words, translated into English

            In the image of God

Because God gave us many colors to dream

And then to paint what we are feeling inside.

We’re invited to dance in a rhythm of love

With the light and the song of wind.

Because God gave us each identity,

And made each one of us unique and different.

In freedom and love, with creative gifts

Formed in the image of our God.

Chorus:

And so God spoke, and all was created

And God rejoiced, and felt  great delight

And seeing all had been made good, God smiled

And called us each to share in creation.

And so God spoke, and all was created

And God rejoiced, and felt great delight;

Wonderfully made in the image of God

We have the freedom to create and to love.

Because God gave us the ability to think

To disagree and then to make decisions

God gave us the word, images, senses and reason

To speak and express our opinions.

Because God gave us spaces to grow

With a thousand smiles, emotions, and games.

God invited us to share, to believe and create

In the dance of liberty.

Words by Marijo Veiga y María Victoria Servián (Paraguay)

Sung to the music “Lena s’endort”  by Ismael Ledesma (Paraguay)

Translated by Elena Huegel