Let us remember that we are not alone until we light this flame next time.

From this ground, let us sow mercy, justice, and compassion.

We can use our inner lights to kindle new sparks throughout our lives and in the world.

The flame that is our promise of universal salvation can never be extinguished.

May it ignite our energies to dream, to build.

We extinguish this flame but not its meaning and mission in our hearts.

Though we experience discomfort, we are excited to give birth to a new, just world.

Hope continues, uncertain and true, like candlelight, ready to spark again.

Never has it been more true than now: We extinguish this flame, But the sparks within us remain alight. From each of us, in our supposed solitude, The signals buzz and hum, sparkling through space one to another, Connecting us invisibly But palpably. We are one. And from every window, Our light...

Blessed is the dark, in which our dreams stir and are revealed. Blessed is the dark of earth, where seeds come to life. Blessed are the depths of the ocean where no light shimmers: the womb of all earthly life. Blessed is the light into which we awake, the light that sparkles on the waters: that...