Welcome to the Returning Sun

Happy Hanukah, Blessed Solstice, Merry Christmas, a Bright Kwanzaa,
to Winter and Returning Sun

The cycle turns and we head into Winter in a very big way here in Maine.
Dawn begins to break after the longest night, the snow plows quiet, the snow for the moment has stopped - too cold even for it. 0 degrees!
The beginning of the cycle always finds me sitting with the night as I wait for the morning to come.
To wake the Winter.

Yes, I am a winter Baby, born in the coldest month of the season.
I wish to gift you with Love, full of Magic.
The Magic of this Season we call Winter.
The time of the Ancestor's -we stand in the North.
The whole Universe takes part in this Dance!

I wish for you Love and Compassion covering you as the Snow blankets Mother Earth, insulating her from the cold.

The brightness of Diamonds sparkling at every turn, may they remind you to be Gracious and Kind.

I wish for you Joy, bring out the child and
Delight as though each day were big flakes of snow gently falling on your out stretched tongue.

I wish for you Laughter that fills your belly,
and brings tears to your eyes.

I wish for you the Comfort of Friends, like a warm Winter fire and cups of Hot Coca.

I wish for you a Happiness, enough to share with the people you meet on the street, that you don't know.
A Smile to warm them and you.

May you find a Gentleness in the Quiet and Magic of this Season.

May you find it in your Heart and Body to Dance and make Merry!
For the whole of the Universe does indeed Dance with Us.

Bright Blessings to you and your Kin, however you may
Celebrate this Season!

I invite you to find Warmth in your Heat to chase the Cold Winter outside.

May you have Safety in your travels, as though you were snuggled in with Mother Bear for a long Winter nap.

Know that you are made of Stardust, your Essence shining like a Beacon to guide you on your way.

May the Divine Bless and keep you in it's Eye and Heart.

Happy Hanukah, Blessed Solstice, Merry Christmas, a Bright Kwanzaa,
to Winter and Returning Sun

Rosemary
22.12. 08


Snow Angel made in the wee hours of the morning after our first snow '09

I sing to you....

Creator, I wish to share with you my Joy.
The love I feel in the world.
I want to tell you how grateful I am
For the gifts I have received.
Family and Friends,
though I wonder are they that different?

Creator, I sing and dance with you,
Mother Earth, Grandmother Moon, Sun and the Star Nation
I am blessed as they share
My becoming.
May I sing out my song to you,
till I my last note is sung.

Creator, thank you once again for this day






Thank you Tirzah for yet another fab photo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tirzymcwirzy/

Watch Over Us.

Great Spirit, I ask you to watch over those I love.
Family and friends.
Help guide them toward their highest good.

Hold and protect them
Let your light fill their days
Great Spirit, I ask you to watch over those I love.

My love and heart I gift to you.
Teach us the way of compassion.
Guide us to care for ourselves, that we may then care for others.

Great Spirit, be with those I love
In sickness and in their health.
Guide us toward knowing what is in our highest good.

Show us the way of Hope.
Fill our hearts with your Grace.
Great Spirit, I ask you to watch over those I love.

Great Spirit, be with those I love
As they struggle with their grief,
Guide us through our sorrow and loss.

I give you my Gratitude as you hold us close.
Watch over those I love.
My heart is full of You and your Kindness.

Might we Pray

Today, at the end of my day-
I thought -"Goodness, I have not thought about our President and his family"
If I/we don't think/pray of their safe keeping in the hands of a Greater Being
Then how is it I ask myself-
Can they keep me/us in their thoughts?

I have come to realize that indeed
Each day we need, desire to pray!
Have conversation with that, that is greater then ourselves.
In a loose translation of the Lakota - "That which moves all that which moves"
To say and speak what is in our hearts.
Then to listen - wait and truly listen.
For it is in the quite that we might hear.

The waking of a dream.
The early hours of dawn that call to us.
Perhaps the late nights we lay next to the love of our heart.
Watching those we love as they sleep- safely under our gaze.

Oh, yes Great Creator
This night I beg you,
Keep our new President, Mr. Obama and his family
Wrapped safely~ that the courage and fortitude that helped place him in the White House
May come to the fruition that is a Vision for a brighter tomorrow.
Not for us of the United States alone,
Yet, also for the greater good of Humankind.
This night I will light a candle
In your name Oh, Great Creator.
Hold also those dear to my heart
Close at hand.
As I learn each day to abide in you.

Thank you Great Creator
May you sleep well
As I bid you, Good Night!