#tendingtheflameofhope

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To Tend Hope

The smallest light

Can shine for all.

In the dark it ignites,

Springing to life,

Finding its way from the shadows.

Born from hope

And fed on dreams,

The flame is life animated.

It shines for us,

Warming all who approach it,

Whether we kindle or tend it ourselves,

Or another kindles and tends it for us.

Sit with this flame in your heart,

Abiding for a time in its light.

Be brightened by it,

For it is yours as it is mine.

At the end of it all,

Here we are left, standing against the dark:

Tending the Flame of Hope.

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My first candle for Hope and the rune that I pulled today. A pink candle for compassion and peace, surrounded by fruit to sweeten the thoughts. The rune is Uruz, the primal forces of the world, symbols to me the strength of this effort and the power of hope. 

Join in Tending the Flame of Hope and keep Hope alive and growing.

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I’d mentioned on Thursday that I was working to start kindling 1,461 candles starting yesterday at noon, one per day over four years. Well, I started. You can watch the live video on Facebook at TendingTheFlameOfHope, the Facebook page for this project. You can also follow it here.

Today, the Flame of Hope is kindled on a candle that has been kissed by the eternal flame kept by the Brigidine Sisters at Kildare, Ireland.

This flame is kept by members of Three Cranes Grove, ADF, and it is the Fire of blessing for their rites. It is renewed yearly by their flamekeepers, and is a flame of cleansing and inspiration.

May your Flame of Hope be bright and blessed.

I think you’ll see me posting daily on this from now until whenever. Hope is important, a vital part of our lives. It needs to be maintained and honored, that it may grow brighter.

Today, in addition, I offer a prayer with this flame for the women marching across the nation. May they all be safe, and may their voices be impactful.

I’ll be posting the flames as I light them, because why not?