Daily Signet

O Beloved Spirit,
Etch the star upon our hearts, 
sign the star in a blessing of invocation. 
Call out in us our dust from stars
to fill out each human instance, 
so we may intersect the miracle of birth and rebirth, 
of animal made human
and human intersecting divine.  

O Beloved Spirit,
Etch the star upon our hearts, 
sign the star in a blessing of invocation.
Awaken us to a Holy Night
where spirit combines with conception
and grows in the womb
to be called out into life
where a name is given and gifts abound.

O Beloved Spirit,
Etch the star upon our hearts, 
sign the star in a blessing of invocation.
May that star rise out of  our manger – 
our trough of straw – our work, our words – 
to signal a place for the Christ to be born anew
in Your image. Amen.

Benjamin Martin

On This Day…

James Wright born 12-13-1927 in Martins Ferry, Ohio: prolific poet with many collections in print. Died 3-25-80
Quotes: “Suddenly I realized that if I stepped out of my body, I would break into blossom.”