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Chalice Lighting  -  Edwin A. Lane

This earthen chalice was born of clay and water, the flesh and blood of Gaia;
     Given form by the hand of the potter;
     Set by the bonding fire of the kiln.

As we touch the flame to her lips, joining fire and air,
     May her light remind us of that unity
         of earth, air, fire, and water,
         of plant and animal, human and mineral,
             that we and the earth are one.

Source: 1997 UUMA Worship Materials Collection

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