Lord, today we live in a world that needs fire,
the fire of passion,
the fire of burning love.
We live in a world that needs water, the water of baptism,
the water that allows life to grow and beautify, the water that must be protected.
John the Baptist stands between water and fire, the old and the new.
We need prophets who make the link.
John the Baptist died from burning what needed to be burnt
to allow the freshness of God to come and irrigate our lives.