"In the beginning the waters surged through the darkness bringing life where there was none."The greatest miracle is the miracle of life, celebrated here poetically in 1,397 lines, making up 40 cantos. Although we are all born carrying the seeds of blight, and every life is fraught with hardship and turmoil, life is always worth fighting for, and is to be enjoyed. This is a story of family, a story of life under the shadow of death. Or rather, a story of life under the shadow of the mysterious Birth Day, as two teenage lovers struggle against temptations, against doubts, and even against the gossip and false piety of other Christians. This is a story of grace and mercy, in which you will find the hope that every person desperately needs as we all face our mortality and come closer to the day of our new birth.