from Unhappy Holidays: Blessings for a Blue Christmas (Herald Press, 2025).
As we mark the longest night and now anticipate the growing light…
Blessing for the dawn
On the wild edge,
on the threshold,
when you are unsure, longing, and vulnerable
may you be held with love.
In the distress,
In the defeat,
when you find that you dwell in the dust
may you find the hidden place of peace.
In the long night,
in the holding vigil,
when you are betting on daylight:
may you awake to joy.
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Some Comfort and Joy was developed as a devotional resource that follows the rhythms and seasons of the liturgical year from an Anabaptist-Mennonite perspective.
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