O God,
you call us
to yourself
through love.
Life is the home
of your grace.
Life is the evidence
of your hope in us.
You draw us
to yourself
by touching
the places
of blessing
that gift us
to human life.
We now lift
those gifts
to you
with the hope
of holy union...
Bless our hearts
with love
for you and
one another.
Inspire our spirits
with freedom
and devotion.
Challenge our minds
with truth.
Nourish our strength
with courage.
Focus our conversion
away from fire
and ashes...
to the burning
transformation
of action,
that we might
place desire
on the altar
of experience.
Amen.
