Prayer and Deepest Sympathy
Prayer energises the heart of a believer through the power of the Spirit
Prayer
Blessed are You Who Bear the Light
Blessed are you who bear the light in unbearable times,
Who testify to its endurance amid the unendurable,
Who bear witness to its persistence when everything seems in shadow and grief.
Blessed are you in whom the light lives,
In whom the brightness blazes— your heart a chapel, an altar
Where in the deepest night can be seen the fire that shines forth in you
In unaccountable faith,
In stubborn hope,
In love that illumines every broken thing it finds.
— Jan Richardson, from Circle of Grace: A Book of Blessings for the Seasons.