Ash Wednesday

From today's posting by Jim Wallis at Sojourners:
Blessèd sister, holy mother, spirit of the fountain,
spirit of the garden,
Suffer us not to mock
ourselves with falsehood
Teach us to care
and not to care
Teach us to sit still
Even among these rocks,
Our peace in His will
And even among these rocks
Sister, mother
And spirit of the river,
spirit of the sea,
Suffer me not to be separated

And let my cry come unto Thee.

- T.S. Eliot,
from "Ash Wednesday, VI"