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Dear ,

Tonight is the longest night of the year. And today was a very short day. I spent it largely at the church house. After worship I cleaned up the outdoor firepit and restacked the stones around it. I helped Lynn to install two stands for our new Little Library project. I'm thrilled to see it coming to life. It was a good afternoon to spend the time cleaning up and setting things right. 

In years past, I have hosted a virtual gathering for the Longest Night. A kind of service to honor grief and longing, loss and dreaming. This year our 3MMM team did not have bandwidth for for putting together a service. However, we want to share a few resources with you. 

Here is the video recording from last year's Longest Night gathering. If you need some time and space to honor your losses and griefs, and if you do not have a way to go in person to a service in your area, I hope this might fill a need. Feel free to share it  It includes readings and gentle music. I pray it may be a mercy for you.

A Longest Night Gathering Video 

Deep Peace to You 

Perhaps you simply need the words of a poem-prayer to hold stillness in your mind and heart this longest night. 

I hope this one might give you what you need. 

A prayer for loss and longing and love

For all the holiday traditions that don’t work any more

For the loss of direction

For all the moments you laughed until you cried

For the words you could not say

For all the looks you longed to give

Deep peace of the running wave to you

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Healing Light 

In 2023 we featured Julia Goldie Day's pastoral art in the season of Advent. Here is her artwork for Advent 4: Healing Light. You can engage it as visio divina. 

May healing power and light find its way into your heart. 

Remember, , what you do and who you are matters! I believe in you, and I hope you will let me know how I can support you!

Blessings and peace,

Eileen

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