Bless the elements

gray clouds above mountain
Bless the fires that form us:
the hot furnaces that challenge us and make us anew;
the warm hearths that hold us in love;
the chalice flame that reminds us who we are.

Bless the waters that shape us:
the cold, shocking rain that reminds us who we must be;
the cleansing baths that free us;
the holy water of our communion.

Bless the earth that grounds us:
the hard, uncertain rocks;
the life-giving soil of holy ground;
the solid planet that roots us close.

Bless the air that carries us:
the cold winds of change;
the fresh atmosphere of the mountaintop;
the living breath which lifts our wings.

Blessed be the journey.

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