Lord, you provoke our voice, your word frees our prayer,
you draw us to the spring waters where your path leads,
in your most intimate footsteps, towards the waters of life.
Just as a tree bears witness in the sky to the light invested in the earth,
our human voice bears witness to the weight of the great secret of creation,
your Word awakens our memory and inspires our praise.
It crosses our possessions to our poor calling,
the call of our birth…