Spirit of Life and Love,
mystery beyond mystery:
On this dark winter’s night
we come to you in thanks
and in praise.
How thankful we are
to be part of the tumult of life
on a blue ball
whirling through space
amongst the burning stars.
How glad we are
for our capacity to tell stories,
for our ability to counter
the violence of a tyrant
with songs and dreams
of the birth in a stable
of new life and new hope:
parents holding a baby,
a world at peace,
and angels all around.
On this night, and every night,
help us enflesh our dream
of love born anew
into the world.
Blessed be.