hymn #386 O for a World was written by Sister Miriam Therese Winter in 1987 and has since been part of frequent ecumenical worship settings. Her numerous songs, having similar themes of a world family of caring, have been influenced by her work with the Medical Mission Sisters. Quoting from another of her songs, “for love was the first word, it’s surely the last.” Dr. Winter is professor of liturgy, worship and spirituality at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut.