Daily Signet

O Beloved Spirit,
Through the image of the death and rebirth of the Son, 
we come to know the necessity of the transforming fire. 
Our work, our love, our lives
are but a sacrifice, 
food for You. 

In the fires of being forsaken, mocked, betrayed, 
we come to know the possibility of
mixing light into our flesh and blood. 
Through the virile death of Christ comes life, comes light,
our passage to renewal.

Bury us deep
and far, far from our wishing
that we might be raised anew again, again. 

In Your Image. Amen.                            

Benjamin H. Martin