To the new day - Sunsets...and beyond January 19, 2021

To the new day - Sunsets...and beyond 

January 19, 2021

As the sun goes down

There is a cavalcade of colors

And a glow on the horizon 

Over the houses and hills

The lingering radiance is an invitation 

To consider hours just passed

What did you achieve? 

How did you make a difference? 

Did you create something wondrous?

Did your routine assume new meaning? 

When you wake up tomorrow, 

Will you remember what you learned from today? 

Creator of day and night,

Rolling light from darkness 

And darkness from light, 

Causing day to pass and bringing the night

Dividing between day and night

The Eternal One, 

Author of Creation’s essence

Is Your name. 

As the darkness descends

There is a blanket of protection

Under the cover of clouds 

Or beneath the sparkling stars and planets

Reflected in the city lights below

The universe spread above us is an invitation 

To find moments of contemplation 

About what has come before

And what is yet to be. 

Will we connect with other people

Who search the sky and the human soul 

for beauty and hope? 

Under our common heavens, 

Will we find a path of resolution for

Elusive understanding

Compromise that was once beyond our grasp

Unity that transcends 

divisions that require vigorous deconstruction? 

Creator of day and night, 

Rolling away wrong from right,

Open our eyes to see bright possibilities

Even in the darkness

Lead us to enough agreement 

That we will be One 

As You are One, 

Author of Creation’s essence

God of our days.

We pray for You, always, 

To repeat the cavalcade of beautiful colors 

Of sunset and sunrise.