But we should begin now, here, Among one another, And in solitude.Never again will we stand On the threshold of a new age We that are here now are touched In some mysterious way With the ability to changeAnd make the future Those who wake to the wonder Of this magic moment, Who wake to the possibilities Of this charged conjunction, Are the chosen ones who have chosen To act, to free the future, to open it up, To consign prejudices to the past, To open up the magic casement Of the human spirit Onto a more shining world.As another Iona prayer puts it, O God, you have set before us a great hope that your kingdom will come on earth, and have taught us to pray for its coming: make us ever ready to thank you for the signs of its dawning, and to pray and work for the perfect day when your will shall be done on earth as in heaven.