The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Prayer for Our Fireside Council

Fire:
the order of this day
	is fire.

But first comes the rain.

Here comes the rain
to end the late summer drought

- the rain heralding the Fall
	with its shortened days,
	nippy nights and
	breezy lullabies sung
	so sweetly to the trees.

Today:
we will build a fire
and place within it
the dead wood
occupying too much space
in our hearts and minds

- the dead wood
	that can only be burned
	and by flame transformed
	into the heat that awakens the soul.

Through this fire and water
I pray for patience

- the patience that may fill
	the space between the logs
	and give depth to my breath
	as it lightens my load.