O Breath of Summer . . .

. . . Come! Come with your warm winds.
Breathe on all within us that resists growth.
Temper our desire to be in control.
Raise up some wildness in us.
O Come!

– Joyce Rupp and Macrina Wiederkehr
Excerpted from The Circle of Life:
The Heart's Journey Through the Seasons
Sorin Books, 2005
p. 134

. . . O source of growth and light,
Come! Come encourage us to stretch toward light.
Warm us with your abiding presence.
Challenge our lethargic spirits.
Walk with us into the deep, green forests.
O Come!

– Joyce Rupp and Macrina Wiederkehr
Excerpted from The Circle of Life:
The Heart's Journey Through the Seasons
Sorin Books, 2005
p. 135

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• On This Summer Solstice, A Proclamation of the Power of Fire
• A Summer Solstice Reflection (2019)
• Celebrating the Summer Solstice (2018)
• Adnan Amidst Mississippi Reflections
• Photo of the Day – Adnan in Morning Light
• In Summer Light
• Summer Blooms
• Summer Boy
• The Source Is Within You

Photography: Michael J. Bayly.