Night Blessing

Night is gathering around you now,
drawing a veil between your spirit
and the noise of the world.
May this darkness become a place of rest,
where your heart no longer needs
to carry everything at once.
May you feel protected tonight,
as if unseen hands
have lit small lanterns around your soul,
keeping watch while you sleep.
May troubling thoughts loosen gently,
like knots easing from a ribbon
left for hours in warm sunlight.
And if the world has felt too loud, too hurried,
or too heavy, may this night hold you
like a quiet room filled with candlelight,
and sweet flower fragrance.
May sleep restore what was worn thin,
may peace settle deeply within you,
and may morning find your spirit
softer, steadier, and fully renewed.

– Rivers in the Ocean

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• November Song
• “Ice Luminaries” on the Northside
• Reclaiming the “Hour of God”
• Here in This Falling Darkness