Here, mid-way through a hard winter,
in the middle of the longest shortest
month of the year, here in a time of toxic
news cycles and political chaos,
here in this moment of personal
and social challenges and crises,
we pause to recover a baseline awareness
of who we are and what we are,
to regain some kind of equilibrium
amid the disequilibrium of our era,
to remember that we are stronger
together than we are alone,
to sense the power we possess
that is rooted in love rather than fear.
We pause now for a moment of silence
to regain our equilibrium.
to remember our strength,
and to sense the power of our love.
May we find our balance even as we sometimes fall.
May we build upon our shared strengths.
And may we always face fear with love.
Amen!
