Winter Solstice Prayer

Creator God, as the light of our shortest day surrounds us and the darkness of our longest night awaits us, we are comforted that You are with us through it all. It is with joy that we slowly rise from the repose of darkness and welcome Your lengthening Light in our lives. Amen.

An easy stillness

Sings beneath the snow

A canticle of acceptance

Plays upon the harp of frost,

Wind lullaby terminal buds,

While seeds of past season

lay locked in the deep slumber

of a hushed waiting soil.

My heart understands this season

And is learning to respond.

She too climbs the cave,

Nestles close to the silent seeds.

she too presses her

to the hibernating dark

while she dreams of transformation.

(From: The Cosmic Dance:  An Invitation to Experience Our Oneness)

East:  “As the winds of change stir in our lives, sweeping away with it what needs to be let go, so we  stir to wakefulness on this Solstice night. 

South:  “As the spark of light ignites in the darkness, we honor the rebirth on this Solstice. We open our hearts to the fire of transformation.

West: “As we release the expectations of this year to the ever-changing waters of life, so do we await the intuition that lies in the darkness. 

North: “As the fallow fields grow cold beneath our feet, so do we honor the stillness and the movement within that comes before the thaw. 

O Loving God, we give you thanks and praise for the turning of our Earth and the growing light of the winter sun. In the Mystery of the workings of Your planetary creation, we pray. Amen.

 

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