Here’s a Christmas benediction
from Roddy Hamilton’s Mucky Paws website.
It is inspired by Simeon’s song (Luke 2:25-27).
Christmas Benediction
May all wonder find a place in
your soul
and dance with you unexpected steps;
and dance with you unexpected steps;
May all joy be at home within
your heart
and weave a sacred rhythm throughout this life and all to come;
and weave a sacred rhythm throughout this life and all to come;
May unsolved mysteries make your
life an adventure
and pull you towards unknown places waiting for you since the very beginning;
and pull you towards unknown places waiting for you since the very beginning;
May blessing be your
forever-companion
and cradle you, strengthen you and love you always;
and cradle you, strengthen you and love you always;
May all stillness coorie
(snuggle) into your soul
forging a peace that gives to all things a place;
forging a peace that gives to all things a place;
May the ebb and flow of life be a
daily gift
offering times of pain and celebration and healing;
offering times of pain and celebration and healing;
and may God let you see what
others miss:
promise cradled in every wonder,
the flow of life shaping a sacred story
where love, and you, dance together daily.
promise cradled in every wonder,
the flow of life shaping a sacred story
where love, and you, dance together daily.
And when eyes that have seen all
living
draw into focus salvation’s intent,
may they recognise at days end
a promise, a deed, a gift
fresh born in the world.
draw into focus salvation’s intent,
may they recognise at days end
a promise, a deed, a gift
fresh born in the world.
~
written by Roddy Hamilton, and posted on Mucky
Paws. http://www.nkchurch.org.uk/index.php/mucky-paws
