January Prayer

Dwelling in days of dank and cold
Do not embolden 

They present a shadowy challenge

We lie in bed
And turn our backs… And sleep

Let’s ask for hidden strength:

May angelic forces of love
Rescue us from seasonal sadness

Lift us from moments of melancholy

Turn the tangled grey of days
Into green and gold and sunshine

Listen

Hear the music as it breaks through the clouds 
Overcoming all that is cold, slow and sleepy

The bells chime and the trumpet sounds
Vanquishing the siren sadness of the season –
Howling wind… darkness… rain… hollow echoes

Gift us with visions and inklings
Of spring and summer days

May we come to know 
The heartfelt warmth and kindness
That overcomes the gloom of January