to the end

From your small window may you see the starry night

From your fears may you not run away

From what is possible may you find your place

Bringing you alert to where you are called.

May death ignite your urgency

May wounds deepen your intentions

May silence strengthen your presence

Bringing you alive to where you are to be.

With the wind as your guide

With the mountains as your song

With the single rose as your measure of hope

Bringing you in tune to where you are to stand.

With the dawning of the early morning

With the majesty of deep places

With the breath of the first day

Bringing you to the fire where you are to go.

Alongside your friends may you be yourself

Alongside your freedom may you find your meaning

Alongside your walk may you find the road less traveled

Bringing you in time to the beginning and to the end.

RSH 2012