Opening to the Light

We light this chalice with an open heart;
We light this chalice with resolve.
We light this chalice with tears still fresh on our cheeks.
We light this chalice in hope, a tiny flame we nurture.
We light this chalice with reverence, for this place, for these people, for this time.
We light this chalice with all our soul’s longing, to be who we are, to be who will we will become, to be ourselves.
We light this chalice in self-love, in giving love, in holy love.