“Spend thyself, have no fear for you are connected Root and twig To the deep earth and sky. Pour yourself out, hold nothing back for the spring from which you are drawn Has no final drop. Burn bright, conserve not your light for the sun of yourself Will shine after lesser stars Have fallen from the sky. Know that… Breathing, you triumph Feeling, you are God’s fingertip touching the earth Loving, you give life.” ~Jacob Nordby