Who you are, beloved,
is far beyond who you think you are.
The bright flame within you
has held your heart steady
through years and lifetimes,
while all else swirled around you.
Now, in this moment,
it beckons you to embrace it,
to claim it as your own,
to let go of the smaller self
in favor of the larger,
to let yourself walk humbly before God
into the life that awaits you.