NIGHT PRAYER: Tuesday 1/16

 

Lord of all the seasons!

 

Let snow fall on our faces and like children 

    catching snow flakes on the tongue,
we'll taste the icy sweetness 

    of your gracious wintry gift...

 

Photo: Jeff Holmes

And snow angels!

 

Have we grown too old, too cold,

    for making angels in the snow?

Then send us snowy angels

    to make of us the children 

        you made us all to be...

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the snowfall chills our limbs, Lord,

    warm and thaw and melt our souls

        and draw us to your heart

where the fire of your love

    burns in flames of crackling beauty,

        bright and warm, this wintry night...

And don't let us forget, Lord,

    those for whom the snow's a burden,

the homeless without winter gear

    and those who give them shelter

and those who plow and clear our streets

    making safe our path 

        from here to there and home again...

And when all the snow's been shoveled
    and our pace picks up again,
        keep us mindful of these moments
when the blanket of your presence
    wrapped our souls and warmed our hearts
        and kept us safe and close to you...

Protect us on this snowy night,

    keep vigil while we sleep,

that awake, we keep the watch with you

    and asleep, rest in your peace...

Amen.

Tonight's song speaks to God who is with us

    through the darkness of the winter

        and the darkness of each night...

Dark of Winter by Shelley Jackson Denham 

 

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