Exodus

The Positive Way

Let us make the seductions of our Egypt

                          the starting point of our resolve

                          let us build an altar of hope

                          in the desert of our poverty

                          let our eyes begin to see the beacon of trust

                          flashing in the wilderness of our loneliness.

                          Let us reach out to one another

                          from the desolation of our separateness

                          let us make the selfishness of our greed

                          the birthing bed of our charity

                          and in the wasteland of all our hungers

                          let us gather and eat the manna of compassion.