Pause for Prayer: SUNDAY 2/1

    Photo © Helen Maguire Newman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cold and chill, bless the Lord,
    frost and chill, bless the Lord,
        hoarfrost and snow, bless the Lord.
Praise and exalt him above all forever...
    (Daniel 3:67)

 

Your winter mystery, Lord:

    a filigree of beauty, 

    frosted in a holy haze

    inviting me to reach, to touch, 

    to shiver in your presence 

    'til your Spirit's warm embrace

    melts my heart in mercy's arms...

 

Your winter glory, Lord:

    etched in lacy, barren limbs,

    veiled above the river's mirror,

    muted in the morning mist,

    stilled in silver silence:

        a February sanctuary

        hushed and filled with grace...

   
Help me find your hidden blessings
    in this frigid time of year
when warmth is all I long for,

    what I pray for and desire...

 

Help me find your blessings, Lord,
    in whatever weather comes:
in the blasts that chill my nights and days,

    in seasons long and cold...

Help me bless you, Lord, and praise you
    in each season of the year,
help me find your holy presence
    in the seasons of my soul...

Amen.

 

Photo © HelenMaguireNewman

    
       

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